diff --git a/programs/pkey/rsa_encrypt.c b/programs/pkey/rsa_encrypt.c
index 81c27d888..411657a07 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/rsa_encrypt.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/rsa_encrypt.c
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
 #else
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#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
+#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 */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C) && defined(MBEDTLS_RSA_C) && \
     defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) && defined(MBEDTLS_FS_IO) && \
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ int main( void )
 int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 {
     FILE *f;
-    int return_val, exit_val;
+    int ret = 1;
+    int exit_code = MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE;
     size_t i;
     mbedtls_rsa_context rsa;
     mbedtls_entropy_context entropy;
@@ -71,8 +72,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     const char *pers = "rsa_encrypt";
     mbedtls_mpi N, E;
 
-    exit_val = MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS;
-
     if( argc != 2 )
     {
         mbedtls_printf( "usage: rsa_encrypt <string of max 100 characters>\n" );
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
         mbedtls_printf( "\n" );
 #endif
 
-        mbedtls_exit( MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE );
+        mbedtls_exit( exit_code );
     }
 
     mbedtls_printf( "\n  . Seeding the random number generator..." );
@@ -92,14 +91,13 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg );
     mbedtls_entropy_init( &entropy );
 
-    return_val = mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed( &ctr_drbg, mbedtls_entropy_func,
-                                        &entropy, (const unsigned char *) pers,
-                                        strlen( pers ) );
-    if( return_val != 0 )
+    ret = mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed( &ctr_drbg, mbedtls_entropy_func,
+                                 &entropy, (const unsigned char *) pers,
+                                 strlen( pers ) );
+    if( ret != 0 )
     {
-        exit_val = MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE;
         mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed returned %d\n",
-                        return_val );
+                        ret );
         goto exit;
     }
 
@@ -108,35 +106,30 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
     if( ( f = fopen( "rsa_pub.txt", "rb" ) ) == NULL )
     {
-        exit_val = MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE;
         mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! Could not open rsa_pub.txt\n" \
                 "  ! Please run rsa_genkey first\n\n" );
         goto exit;
     }
 
-    if( ( return_val = mbedtls_mpi_read_file( &N, 16, f ) ) != 0 ||
-        ( return_val = mbedtls_mpi_read_file( &E, 16, f ) ) != 0 )
+    if( ( ret = mbedtls_mpi_read_file( &N, 16, f ) ) != 0 ||
+        ( ret = mbedtls_mpi_read_file( &E, 16, f ) ) != 0 )
     {
-        exit_val = MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE;
         mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_mpi_read_file returned %d\n\n",
-                        return_val );
+                        ret );
         fclose( f );
         goto exit;
     }
     fclose( f );
 
-    if( ( return_val = mbedtls_rsa_import( &rsa, &N, NULL,
-                                           NULL, NULL, &E ) ) != 0 )
+    if( ( ret = mbedtls_rsa_import( &rsa, &N, NULL, NULL, NULL, &E ) ) != 0 )
     {
-        exit_val = MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE;
         mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_rsa_import returned %d\n\n",
-                        return_val );
+                        ret );
         goto exit;
     }
 
     if( strlen( argv[1] ) > 100 )
     {
-        exit_val = MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE;
         mbedtls_printf( " Input data larger than 100 characters.\n\n" );
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -149,14 +142,13 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     mbedtls_printf( "\n  . Generating the RSA encrypted value" );
     fflush( stdout );
 
-    return_val = mbedtls_rsa_pkcs1_encrypt( &rsa, mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random,
-                                            &ctr_drbg, MBEDTLS_RSA_PUBLIC,
-                                            strlen( argv[1] ), input, buf );
-    if( return_val != 0 )
+    ret = mbedtls_rsa_pkcs1_encrypt( &rsa, mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random,
+                                     &ctr_drbg, MBEDTLS_RSA_PUBLIC,
+                                     strlen( argv[1] ), input, buf );
+    if( ret != 0 )
     {
-        exit_val = MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE;
         mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_rsa_pkcs1_encrypt returned %d\n\n",
-                        return_val );
+                        ret );
         goto exit;
     }
 
@@ -165,7 +157,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
      */
     if( ( f = fopen( "result-enc.txt", "wb+" ) ) == NULL )
     {
-        exit_val = MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE;
         mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! Could not create %s\n\n", "result-enc.txt" );
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -178,6 +169,8 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
     mbedtls_printf( "\n  . Done (created \"%s\")\n\n", "result-enc.txt" );
 
+    exit_code = MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
 exit:
     mbedtls_mpi_free( &N ); mbedtls_mpi_free( &E );
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_free( &ctr_drbg );
@@ -189,7 +182,7 @@ exit:
     fflush( stdout ); getchar();
 #endif
 
-    return( exit_val );
+    return( exit_code );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C && MBEDTLS_RSA_C && MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C &&
           MBEDTLS_FS_IO && MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C */