diff --git a/racket/collects/setup/setup-core.rkt b/racket/collects/setup/setup-core.rkt
index ac28c34d29..f0d4c889df 100644
--- a/racket/collects/setup/setup-core.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/setup/setup-core.rkt
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@
                nothing-else-to-do?
                (not (make-tidy)))
       (setup-printf #f "nothing to do")
-      (exit 1))
+      (exit 0))
     (define (cc->name cc)
       (string-join (map path->string (cc-collection cc)) "/"))
     (define (cc->cc+name+id cc)