diff --git a/racket/src/bc/sgc/sgc.c b/racket/src/bc/sgc/sgc.c
index 255c05baf2..cad02c0459 100644
--- a/racket/src/bc/sgc/sgc.c
+++ b/racket/src/bc/sgc/sgc.c
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ static void *malloc_plain_sector(int count, int executable)
     if (GC_out_of_memory)
       GC_out_of_memory();
     FPRINTF(STDERR, "out of memory\n");
-    exit(-1);
+    exit(1);
   }
 
   return m;
@@ -2342,7 +2342,7 @@ static void *do_malloc(SET_NO_BACKINFO
 
 #if CHECK_COLLECTING
   if (collecting_now) {
-    exit(-1);
+    exit(1);
   }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/racket/src/start/start.c b/racket/src/start/start.c
index 7a9f95138c..dece45edc0 100644
--- a/racket/src/start/start.c
+++ b/racket/src/start/start.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ int wmain(int argc_in, wchar_t **argv_in)
     sprintf(errbuff,"Can't find %S\n",go);
     WriteStr(out,errbuff);
 #endif
-    exit(-1);
+    exit(1);
   }
 
   args[0] = go;
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ int wmain(int argc_in, wchar_t **argv_in)
 	    cl_len, MAXCOMMANDLEN,command_line);
     WriteStr(out,errbuff);
 #endif
-    exit(-1);
+    exit(1);
   } 
 
   if (!CreateProcessW(go,