2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/genksyms/lex.c_shipped b/scripts/genksyms/lex.c_shipped
index 1218053ee960..37ba98241b96 100644
--- a/scripts/genksyms/lex.c_shipped
+++ b/scripts/genksyms/lex.c_shipped
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ repeat:
       break;
 
     default:
-      abort();
+      exit(1);
     }
 fini:
 
diff --git a/scripts/genksyms/lex.l b/scripts/genksyms/lex.l
index fe0dfeedf0ff..5e544a06678b 100644
--- a/scripts/genksyms/lex.l
+++ b/scripts/genksyms/lex.l
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ repeat:
       break;
 
     default:
-      abort();
+      exit(1);
     }
 fini: