diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1a48e70e..16b3b5eb 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ps: document SCHED_BATCH and add "see also" for stime
 ps: man page less ambiguous
 top: normal exit code should be 0          #341272 #354255
 pgrep: usage error should exit with 2       #413383
+vmstat: use EXIT_FAILURE -- thanks Yoshio Nakamura   #425492
 
 procps-3.2.6 --> procps-3.2.7
 
diff --git a/vmstat.c b/vmstat.c
index a2d3c24b..f022928b 100644
--- a/vmstat.c
+++ b/vmstat.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int diskpartition_format(const char* partition_name){
     fDiskstat=fopen("/proc/diskstats","rb");
     if(!fDiskstat){
         fprintf(stderr, "Your kernel doesn't support diskstat. (2.5.70 or above required)\n"); 
-        exit(0);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
     fclose(fDiskstat);
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static void diskformat(void){
     }
   }else{
     fprintf(stderr, "Your kernel doesn't support diskstat (2.5.70 or above required)\n"); 
-    exit(0);
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
   } 
 }