diff --git a/lldb/tools/lldb-gdbserver/lldb-gdbserver.cpp b/lldb/tools/lldb-gdbserver/lldb-gdbserver.cpp
index dd90f05c7b57..f8f44a87a738 100644
--- a/lldb/tools/lldb-gdbserver/lldb-gdbserver.cpp
+++ b/lldb/tools/lldb-gdbserver/lldb-gdbserver.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
         else
         {
             fprintf (stderr, "error: failed to launch '%s': %s\n", argv[0], error.AsCString());
+            exit(1);
         }
     }