diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
index 01cee13546..0e49c49aa7 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
 #else
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#define mbedtls_time       time
-#define mbedtls_time_t     time_t
-#define mbedtls_fprintf    fprintf
-#define mbedtls_printf     printf
-#endif
+#define mbedtls_time            time
+#define mbedtls_time_t          time_t
+#define mbedtls_fprintf         fprintf
+#define mbedtls_printf          printf
+#define MBEDTLS_EXTI_SUCCESS    EXIT_SUCCESS
+#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE    EXIT_FAILURE
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C */
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) ||  \
     !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C) || \
@@ -80,7 +82,8 @@ static void my_debug( void *ctx, int level,
 
 int main( void )
 {
-    int ret, len;
+    int ret = 1, len;
+    int exit_code = MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE;
     mbedtls_net_context server_fd;
     uint32_t flags;
     unsigned char buf[1024];
@@ -281,10 +284,12 @@ int main( void )
 
     mbedtls_ssl_close_notify( &ssl );
 
+    exit_code = MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
 exit:
 
 #ifdef MBEDTLS_ERROR_C
-    if( ret != 0 )
+    if( exit_code != MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS )
     {
         char error_buf[100];
         mbedtls_strerror( ret, error_buf, 100 );
@@ -305,7 +310,7 @@ exit:
     fflush( stdout ); getchar();
 #endif
 
-    return( ret );
+    return( exit_code );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C && MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C && MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C &&
           MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C && MBEDTLS_NET_C && MBEDTLS_RSA_C &&