diff --git a/archival/dpkg.c b/archival/dpkg.c
index 6d3b06a89..a3fd90c35 100644
--- a/archival/dpkg.c
+++ b/archival/dpkg.c
@@ -1500,6 +1500,6 @@ extern int dpkg_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	return(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
diff --git a/dpkg.c b/dpkg.c
index 6d3b06a89..a3fd90c35 100644
--- a/dpkg.c
+++ b/dpkg.c
@@ -1500,6 +1500,6 @@ extern int dpkg_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	return(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }