diff --git a/readlink.c b/readlink.c
index 444e034..682fdc2 100644
--- a/readlink.c
+++ b/readlink.c
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ mdone:
 			break;
 		case 'e':
 			if (stat(argv[0], &st) < 0)
-				exit(1);
+				eprintf("stat %s:", argv[0]);
 		case 'f':
 			if (!realpath(argv[0], b))
-				exit(1);
+				eprintf("realpath %s:", argv[0]);
 			break;
 		default:
 			if ((n = readlink(argv[0], b, PATH_MAX - 1)) < 0)
-				exit(1);
+				eprintf("readlink %s:", argv[0]);
 			b[n] = '\0';
 	}
 	printf("%s", b);