diff --git a/src/bin/efl/efl_debug.c b/src/bin/efl/efl_debug.c
index 177dfa9572..12b3e9221c 100644
--- a/src/bin/efl/efl_debug.c
+++ b/src/bin/efl/efl_debug.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ _error(void *data EINA_UNUSED, const Efl_Event *event)
    fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: error communicating to %s: %s\n",
            efl_net_dialer_address_dial_get(dialer),
            eina_error_msg_get(*perr));
-   retval = EINA_TRUE;
+   retval = EXIT_FAILURE;
    ecore_main_loop_quit();
 }