diff --git a/programs/pkey/dh_client.c b/programs/pkey/dh_client.c
index 0978408c1..68f0df58e 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/dh_client.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/dh_client.c
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@
 #include "mbedtls/platform.h"
 #else
 #include <stdio.h>
-#define mbedtls_printf     printf
-#define mbedtls_time_t     time_t
-#endif
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#define mbedtls_printf          printf
+#define mbedtls_time_t          time_t
+#define MBEDTLS_EXTI_SUCCESS    EXIT_SUCCESS
+#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE    EXIT_FAILURE
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_AES_C) && defined(MBEDTLS_DHM_C) && \
     defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) && defined(MBEDTLS_NET_C) && \
@@ -71,7 +74,8 @@ int main( void )
 {
     FILE *f;
 
-    int ret;
+    int ret = 1;
+    int exit_code = MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE;
     size_t n, buflen;
     mbedtls_net_context server_fd;
 
@@ -115,7 +119,6 @@ int main( void )
 
     if( ( f = fopen( "rsa_pub.txt", "rb" ) ) == NULL )
     {
-        ret = 1;
         mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! Could not open rsa_pub.txt\n" \
                 "  ! Please run rsa_genkey first\n\n" );
         goto exit;
@@ -191,7 +194,6 @@ int main( void )
 
     if( dhm.len < 64 || dhm.len > 512 )
     {
-        ret = 1;
         mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! Invalid DHM modulus size\n\n" );
         goto exit;
     }
@@ -286,6 +288,8 @@ int main( void )
     buf[16] = '\0';
     mbedtls_printf( "\n  . Plaintext is \"%s\"\n\n", (char *) buf );
 
+    exit_code = MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
 exit:
 
     mbedtls_net_free( &server_fd );
@@ -301,7 +305,7 @@ exit:
     fflush( stdout ); getchar();
 #endif
 
-    return( ret );
+    return( exit_code );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_AES_C && MBEDTLS_DHM_C && MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C &&
           MBEDTLS_NET_C && MBEDTLS_RSA_C && MBEDTLS_SHA256_C &&