diff --git a/mem2swap.c b/mem2swap.c
--- a/mem2swap.c
+++ b/mem2swap.c
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
     }
 
     if ((p = malloc (N * size)) == NULL)
-        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
-    while (1) {
+    for (;;) {
         for (i = 0; i < N; i++) {
             p[n * N + i] = size * (n * N + i);
         }