diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_fork_server.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_fork_server.c
index 7624896a34..29a297c402 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_fork_server.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_fork_server.c
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@
 #include "mbedtls/platform.h"
 #else
 #include <stdio.h>
-#define mbedtls_fprintf    fprintf
-#define mbedtls_printf     printf
-#define mbedtls_time_t     time_t
-#endif
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#define mbedtls_fprintf         fprintf
+#define mbedtls_printf          printf
+#define mbedtls_time_t          time_t
+#define MBEDTLS_EXTI_SUCCESS    EXIT_SUCCESS
+#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE    EXIT_FAILURE
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C */
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_CERTS_C) ||    \
     !defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C) || \
@@ -95,7 +98,8 @@ static void my_debug( void *ctx, int level,
 
 int main( void )
 {
-    int ret, len, cnt = 0, pid;
+    int ret = 1, len, cnt = 0, pid;
+    int exit_code = MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE;
     mbedtls_net_context listen_fd, client_fd;
     unsigned char buf[1024];
     const char *pers = "ssl_fork_server";
@@ -392,6 +396,8 @@ int main( void )
         goto exit;
     }
 
+    exit_code = MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
 exit:
     mbedtls_net_free( &client_fd );
     mbedtls_net_free( &listen_fd );
@@ -408,7 +414,7 @@ exit:
     fflush( stdout ); getchar();
 #endif
 
-    return( ret );
+    return( exit_code );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C && MBEDTLS_CERTS_C && MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C &&
           MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C && MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C && MBEDTLS_NET_C &&