diff --git a/makechrootpkg.in b/makechrootpkg.in
index 6bedf0346616fa2afaa6509e2c2cff3486749b6c..092f19560b2d1e527169da137c89b0edbdd619a0 100644
--- a/makechrootpkg.in
+++ b/makechrootpkg.in
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ fi
 if [[ ! -d $chrootdir/root ]]; then
 	echo 'Missing chroot dir root directory.'
 	echo "Try using: mkarchroot $chrootdir/root base base-devel sudo"
-	usage
+	exit 1
 fi
 
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