diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
index fe34452fc4ec..ce49c352b666 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
@@ -472,7 +472,11 @@ static void osnoise_hist_usage(char *usage)
 
 	for (i = 0; msg[i]; i++)
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg[i]);
-	exit(1);
+
+	if (usage)
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
index 76479bfb2922..6c07f360de72 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
@@ -282,7 +282,11 @@ void osnoise_top_usage(char *usage)
 
 	for (i = 0; msg[i]; i++)
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg[i]);
-	exit(1);
+
+	if (usage)
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
index 4b48af8a8309..cdfe84811345 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
@@ -475,7 +475,11 @@ static void timerlat_hist_usage(char *usage)
 
 	for (i = 0; msg[i]; i++)
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg[i]);
-	exit(1);
+
+	if (usage)
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
index 334271935222..8fc0f6aa19da 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
@@ -305,7 +305,11 @@ static void timerlat_top_usage(char *usage)
 
 	for (i = 0; msg[i]; i++)
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg[i]);
-	exit(1);
+
+	if (usage)
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 /*