diff --git a/coreutils/nohup.c b/coreutils/nohup.c
index 50f54cca6..9d7a0f559 100644
--- a/coreutils/nohup.c
+++ b/coreutils/nohup.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /* nohup - invoke a utility immune to hangups.
  * 
  * Busybox version based on nohup specification at
- * http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/utilities/sed.html
+ * http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/utilities/nohup.html
  * 
  * Copyright 2006 Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
  * 
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ int nohup_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int temp, nullfd;
 	char *nohupout = "nohup.out", *home = NULL;
 
+	// I have no idea why the standard cares about this.
+
+	bb_default_error_retval = 127;
+
 	if (argc<2) bb_show_usage();
 
 	nullfd = bb_xopen(bb_dev_null, O_WRONLY|O_APPEND);