diff --git a/setsid.c b/setsid.c
index 212100b..98acaae 100644
--- a/setsid.c
+++ b/setsid.c
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (getpgrp() == getpid()) {
 		switch (fork()) {
 		case -1:
-			weprintf("fork:");
-			_exit(1);
+			eprintf("fork:");
 		case 0:
 			break;
 		default:
diff --git a/tar.c b/tar.c
index 9e00d87..8c6fdac 100644
--- a/tar.c
+++ b/tar.c
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ decomp(FILE *fp)
 
 	switch (fork()) {
 	case -1:
-		weprintf("fork:");
-		_exit(1);
+		eprintf("fork:");
 	case 0:
 		dup2(fileno(fp), 0);
 		dup2(fds[1], 1);
diff --git a/time.c b/time.c
index 3ff25ac..fb7d572 100644
--- a/time.c
+++ b/time.c
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	switch ((pid = fork())) {
 	case -1:
-		weprintf("fork:");
-		_exit(1);
+		eprintf("fork:");
 	case 0:
 		execvp(argv[0], argv);
 		savederrno = errno;
diff --git a/xargs.c b/xargs.c
index 322dcd5..8026b57 100644
--- a/xargs.c
+++ b/xargs.c
@@ -168,8 +168,7 @@ spawn(void)
 
 	switch (fork()) {
 	case -1:
-		weprintf("fork:");
-		_exit(1);
+		eprintf("fork:");
 	case 0:
 		execvp(*cmd, cmd);
 		savederrno = errno;