diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
index 1ab2e10..254ecb1 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
            "MBEDTLS_NET_C and/or MBEDTLS_RSA_C and/or "
            "MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C and/or"
            "not defined, and/or MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_NO_TLS defined.\n");
-    return( 0 );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
 
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
     fflush( stdout ); getchar();
 #endif
 
-    return( exit_code );
+    mbedtls_exit( exit_code );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C && MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C && MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C &&
           MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C && MBEDTLS_NET_C && MBEDTLS_RSA_C &&