1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 7e226896579c..0dd16177642d 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static void parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
         hdr = grab_file(filename, &info->size);
         if (!hdr) {
                 perror(filename);
-                abort();
+                exit(1);
         }
         info->hdr = hdr;
         if (info->size < sizeof(*hdr))