diff --git a/coreutils/logname.c b/coreutils/logname.c
index 09ee24928..89c409f00 100644
--- a/coreutils/logname.c
+++ b/coreutils/logname.c
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ extern int logname_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	my_getpwuid(user, geteuid());
 	if (user) {
 		puts(user);
-		exit(TRUE);
+		return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 	}
-	errorMsg("no login name\n");
-	return(FALSE);
+	fatalError("no login name\n");
 }
diff --git a/logname.c b/logname.c
index 09ee24928..89c409f00 100644
--- a/logname.c
+++ b/logname.c
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ extern int logname_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	my_getpwuid(user, geteuid());
 	if (user) {
 		puts(user);
-		exit(TRUE);
+		return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 	}
-	errorMsg("no login name\n");
-	return(FALSE);
+	fatalError("no login name\n");
 }