diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
index 67128171c29d..01870d50942a 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
@@ -479,7 +479,11 @@ 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 f7c959be8677..457360db0767 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
@@ -331,7 +331,11 @@ static void osnoise_top_usage(struct osnoise_top_params *params, 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 3a5b8c409e7d..dbf154082f95 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
@@ -545,7 +545,11 @@ 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 1640f121baca..3e9af2c38688 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
@@ -375,7 +375,11 @@ 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);
 }
 
 /*