diff --git a/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c b/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
index c29ab34..b72981c 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@
 #include "mbedtls/platform.h"
 #else
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #define mbedtls_printf     printf
 #define mbedtls_fprintf    fprintf
+#define mbedtls_exit       exit
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS) ||    \
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@
             "MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C and/or MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or "
             "MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C and/or MBEDTLS_RSA_C and/or "
             "MBEDTLS_CERTS_C and/or MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C not defined.\n" );
-    return( 0 );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
 
@@ -351,7 +353,7 @@
     if( ret < 0 )
         ret = 1;
 
-    return( ret );
+    mbedtls_exit( ret );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C && MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS && MBEDTLS_NET_C &&
           MBEDTLD_TIMING_C && MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C && MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C &&
diff --git a/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c b/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c
index b4ad6b5..9a9574f 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/dtls_server.c
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@
 #include "mbedtls/platform.h"
 #else
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #define mbedtls_printf     printf
 #define mbedtls_fprintf    fprintf
 #define mbedtls_time_t     time_t
+#define mbedtls_exit       exit
 #endif
 
 /* Uncomment out the following line to default to IPv4 and disable IPv6 */
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@
             "MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C and/or MBEDTLS_RSA_C and/or "
             "MBEDTLS_CERTS_C and/or MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C and/or "
             "MBEDTLS_TIMING_C not defined.\n" );
-    return( 0 );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
 
@@ -426,7 +428,7 @@
     if( ret < 0 )
         ret = 1;
 
-    return( ret );
+    mbedtls_exit( ret );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C && MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS &&
           MBEDTLS_SSL_COOKIE_C && MBEDTLS_NET_C && MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C &&
diff --git a/programs/ssl/mini_client.c b/programs/ssl/mini_client.c
index 290455e..6db0461 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/mini_client.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/mini_client.c
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@
 #include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
 #endif
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
+#include "mbedtls/platform.h"
+#else
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#define mbedtls_printf printf
+#define mbedtls_exit   exit
+#endif
+
 /*
  * We're creating and connecting the socket "manually" rather than using the
  * NET module, in order to avoid the overhead of getaddrinfo() which tends to
@@ -44,28 +53,15 @@
     !defined(MBEDTLS_NET_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C) || \
     !defined(UNIX)
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
-#include "mbedtls/platform.h"
-#else
-#include <stdio.h>
-#define mbedtls_printf printf
-#endif
-
 int main( void )
 {
     mbedtls_printf( "MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C and/or "
             "MBEDTLS_NET_C and/or MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C and/or UNIX "
             "not defined.\n");
-    return( 0 );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
-#include "mbedtls/platform.h"
-#else
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "mbedtls/net_sockets.h"
@@ -297,6 +293,6 @@
     mbedtls_x509_crt_free( &ca );
 #endif
 
-    return( ret );
+    mbedtls_exit( ret );
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
index bf7c013..142f4d4 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define mbedtls_time_t          time_t
 #define mbedtls_fprintf         fprintf
 #define mbedtls_printf          printf
+#define mbedtls_exit            exit
 #define MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS    EXIT_SUCCESS
 #define MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE    EXIT_FAILURE
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C */
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
            "MBEDTLS_NET_C and/or MBEDTLS_RSA_C and/or "
            "MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C "
            "not defined.\n");
-    return( 0 );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
 
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@
     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 &&
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index c63c4f7..58e6d7e 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define mbedtls_printf     printf
 #define mbedtls_fprintf    fprintf
 #define mbedtls_snprintf   snprintf
+#define mbedtls_exit       exit
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) || \
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
     mbedtls_printf("MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C and/or "
            "MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C and/or MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C and/or "
            "MBEDTLS_NET_C and/or MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or not defined.\n");
-    return( 0 );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
 
@@ -1838,7 +1839,7 @@
     if( ret < 0 )
         ret = 1;
 
-    return( ret );
+    mbedtls_exit( ret );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C && MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C && MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C &&
           MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C && MBEDTLS_NET_C && MBEDTLS_RSA_C &&
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_fork_server.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_fork_server.c
index 1c3a806..7b98263 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_fork_server.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_fork_server.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #define mbedtls_fprintf         fprintf
 #define mbedtls_printf          printf
 #define mbedtls_time_t          time_t
+#define mbedtls_exit            exit
 #define MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS    EXIT_SUCCESS
 #define MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE    EXIT_FAILURE
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C */
@@ -53,14 +54,14 @@
            "MBEDTLS_NET_C and/or MBEDTLS_RSA_C and/or "
            "MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C and/or "
            "MBEDTLS_TIMING_C and/or MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C not defined.\n");
-    return( 0 );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
 int main( void )
 {
     mbedtls_printf("_WIN32 defined. This application requires fork() and signals "
            "to work correctly.\n");
-    return( 0 );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
 
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@
     fflush( stdout ); getchar();
 #endif
 
-    return( exit_code );
+    mbedtls_exit( exit_code );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C && MBEDTLS_CERTS_C && MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C &&
           MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C && MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C && MBEDTLS_NET_C &&
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_mail_client.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_mail_client.c
index 8ec6079..086469d 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_mail_client.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_mail_client.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define mbedtls_time_t          time_t
 #define mbedtls_fprintf         fprintf
 #define mbedtls_printf          printf
+#define mbedtls_exit            exit
 #define MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS    EXIT_SUCCESS
 #define MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE    EXIT_FAILURE
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C */
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
            "MBEDTLS_NET_C and/or MBEDTLS_RSA_C and/or "
            "MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C "
            "not defined.\n");
-    return( 0 );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
 
@@ -846,7 +847,7 @@
     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 **
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_pthread_server.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_pthread_server.c
index 9a05ad8..b51bea6 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_pthread_server.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_pthread_server.c
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@
 #include "mbedtls/platform.h"
 #else
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #define mbedtls_fprintf    fprintf
 #define mbedtls_printf     printf
 #define mbedtls_snprintf   snprintf
+#define mbedtls_exit       exit
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_CERTS_C) ||            \
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@
            "MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C and/or "
            "MBEDTLS_THREADING_C and/or MBEDTLS_THREADING_PTHREAD "
            "and/or MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C not defined.\n");
-    return( 0 );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
 
@@ -520,7 +522,7 @@
     fflush( stdout ); getchar();
 #endif
 
-    return( ret );
+    mbedtls_exit( ret );
 }
 
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C && MBEDTLS_CERTS_C && MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C &&
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server.c
index dcdafbb..72a0c6a 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define mbedtls_time_t     time_t
 #define mbedtls_fprintf    fprintf
 #define mbedtls_printf     printf
+#define mbedtls_exit            exit
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_CERTS_C) ||    \
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
            "MBEDTLS_NET_C and/or MBEDTLS_RSA_C and/or "
            "MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C "
            "and/or MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C not defined.\n");
-    return( 0 );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
 
@@ -393,7 +394,7 @@
     fflush( stdout ); getchar();
 #endif
 
-    return( ret );
+    mbedtls_exit( ret );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C && MBEDTLS_CERTS_C && MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C &&
           MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C && MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C && MBEDTLS_NET_C &&
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index ae57f1f..1d439f1 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@
 #define mbedtls_free       free
 #define mbedtls_time       time
 #define mbedtls_time_t     time_t
-#define mbedtls_calloc    calloc
+#define mbedtls_calloc     calloc
 #define mbedtls_fprintf    fprintf
 #define mbedtls_printf     printf
+#define mbedtls_exit       exit
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) || \
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@
     mbedtls_printf("MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C and/or "
            "MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C and/or MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C and/or "
            "MBEDTLS_NET_C and/or MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or not defined.\n");
-    return( 0 );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
 
@@ -2583,7 +2584,7 @@
     if( ret < 0 )
         ret = 1;
 
-    return( ret );
+    mbedtls_exit( ret );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C && MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C && MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C &&
           MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C && MBEDTLS_NET_C && MBEDTLS_RSA_C &&