diff --git a/coccinelle/exit.cocci b/coccinelle/exit.cocci
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b8160057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coccinelle/exit.cocci
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+@@
+@@
+- exit(0);
++ exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+@@
+@@
+- _exit(0);
++ _exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+@@
+@@
+- exit(1);
++ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+@@
+@@
+- _exit(1);
++ _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/src/lxc/attach.c b/src/lxc/attach.c
index df9dda02e..eb5ae7460 100644
--- a/src/lxc/attach.c
+++ b/src/lxc/attach.c
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ int lxc_attach(const char *name, const char *lxcpath,
 
 	/* The rest is in the hands of the initial and the attached process. */
 	lxc_proc_put_context_info(init_ctx);
-	_exit(0);
+	_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 int lxc_attach_run_command(void *payload)
diff --git a/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_init.c b/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_init.c
index 7b94f37b6..d9ba40b8d 100644
--- a/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_init.c
+++ b/src/lxc/cmd/lxc_init.c
@@ -459,13 +459,13 @@ __noreturn static void print_usage_exit(const struct option longopts[])
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: lxc-init [-n|--name=NAME] [-h|--help] [--usage] [--version]\n\
 		[-q|--quiet] [-P|--lxcpath=LXCPATH]\n");
-	exit(0);
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 __noreturn static void print_version_exit(void)
 {
 	printf("%s\n", LXC_VERSION);
-	exit(0);
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 static void print_help(void)
diff --git a/src/lxc/storage/nbd.c b/src/lxc/storage/nbd.c
index 09990467a..6c59bacf0 100644
--- a/src/lxc/storage/nbd.c
+++ b/src/lxc/storage/nbd.c
@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@ static int do_attach_nbd(void *d)
 
 	if (sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &mask, NULL) == -1) {
 		SYSERROR("Error blocking signals for nbd watcher");
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	sfd = signalfd(-1, &mask, 0);
 	if (sfd == -1) {
 		SYSERROR("Error opening signalfd for nbd task");
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	if (prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, prctl_arg(SIGHUP), prctl_arg(0),
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static int do_attach_nbd(void *d)
 			if (fdsi.ssi_signo == SIGHUP) {
 				/* container has exited */
 				nbd_detach(nbd);
-				exit(0);
+				exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 			} else if (fdsi.ssi_signo == SIGCHLD) {
 				int status;
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static int do_attach_nbd(void *d)
 					if ((WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0) ||
 							WIFSIGNALED(status)) {
 						nbd_detach(nbd);
-						exit(1);
+						exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static int do_attach_nbd(void *d)
 
 	execlp("qemu-nbd", "qemu-nbd", "-c", nbd, path, (char *)NULL);
 	SYSERROR("Error executing qemu-nbd");
-	_exit(1);
+	_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 static bool clone_attach_nbd(const char *nbd, const char *path)
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static void nbd_detach(const char *path)
 
 	execlp("qemu-nbd", "qemu-nbd", "-d", path, (char *)NULL);
 	SYSERROR("Error executing qemu-nbd");
-	_exit(1);
+	_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/lxc/tools/arguments.c b/src/lxc/tools/arguments.c
index f335f6225..859a9fbc3 100644
--- a/src/lxc/tools/arguments.c
+++ b/src/lxc/tools/arguments.c
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ __noreturn static void print_usage_exit(const struct option longopts[],
 	}
 
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-	exit(0);
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 __noreturn static void print_version_exit()
 {
 	printf("%s\n", lxc_get_version());
-	exit(0);
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 __noreturn static void print_help_exit(const struct lxc_arguments *args,
diff --git a/src/lxc/tools/lxc_autostart.c b/src/lxc/tools/lxc_autostart.c
index d6f3cb126..ccac42b1c 100644
--- a/src/lxc/tools/lxc_autostart.c
+++ b/src/lxc/tools/lxc_autostart.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	free(containers);
 
 	if (failed == count)
-		exit(1);	/* Total failure */
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);	/* Total failure */
 	else if (failed > 0)
 		exit(2);	/* Partial failure */
 
diff --git a/src/tests/aa.c b/src/tests/aa.c
index 7a83e8e17..69808b6f3 100644
--- a/src/tests/aa.c
+++ b/src/tests/aa.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	c = lxc_container_new(MYNAME, NULL);
 	if (!c) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: %d: failed to load first container\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	if (c->is_defined(c)) {
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	c->stop(c);
 
 	try_to_remove();
-	exit(0);
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 
 err:
 	try_to_remove();
-	exit(1);
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/cgpath.c b/src/tests/cgpath.c
index de999417c..f4e246943 100644
--- a/src/tests/cgpath.c
+++ b/src/tests/cgpath.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ int main()
 	 * pam_cgroup */
 	if (geteuid() != 0) {
 		TSTERR("requires privilege");
-		exit(0);
+		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 
 	#if TEST_ALREADY_RUNNING_CT
diff --git a/src/tests/list.c b/src/tests/list.c
index 37f910e61..293835756 100644
--- a/src/tests/list.c
+++ b/src/tests/list.c
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	test_list_func(lxcpath, "Active:", list_active_containers);
 	test_list_func(lxcpath, "All:", list_all_containers);
 
-	exit(0);
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/locktests.c b/src/tests/locktests.c
index cfec5f1ba..74cd48541 100644
--- a/src/tests/locktests.c
+++ b/src/tests/locktests.c
@@ -37,46 +37,46 @@ static void test_two_locks(void)
 	char c;
 
 	if (pipe(p) < 0)
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
 	if ((pid = fork()) < 0)
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
 	if (pid == 0) {
 		if (read(p[0], &c, 1) < 0) {
 			perror("read");
-			exit(1);
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		l = lxc_newlock("/tmp", "lxctest-sem");
 		if (!l) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%d: child: failed to create lock\n", __LINE__);
-			exit(1);
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		if (lxclock(l, 0) < 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%d: child: failed to grab lock\n", __LINE__);
-			exit(1);
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
 		fprintf(stderr, "%d: child: grabbed lock\n", __LINE__);
-		exit(0);
+		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 
 	l = lxc_newlock("/tmp", "lxctest-sem");
 	if (!l) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%d: failed to create lock\n", __LINE__);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	if (lxclock(l, 0) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%d; failed to get lock\n", __LINE__);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	if (write(p[1], "a", 1) < 0) {
 		perror("write");
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	sleep(3);
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ static void test_two_locks(void)
 			printf("%d exited normally with exit code %d\n", pid,
 				WEXITSTATUS(status));
 			if (WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0)
-				exit(1);
+				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		} else
 			printf("%d did not exit normally\n", pid);
 		return;
 	} else if (ret < 0) {
 		perror("waitpid");
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	kill(pid, SIGKILL);
@@ -112,26 +112,26 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	lock = lxc_newlock(NULL, NULL);
 	if (!lock) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%d: failed to get unnamed lock\n", __LINE__);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	ret = lxclock(lock, 0);
 	if (ret) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%d: failed to take unnamed lock (%d)\n", __LINE__, ret);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	ret = lxcunlock(lock);
 	if (ret) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%d: failed to put unnamed lock (%d)\n", __LINE__, ret);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	lxc_putlock(lock);
 
 	lock = lxc_newlock("/var/lib/lxc", mycontainername);
 	if (!lock) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%d: failed to get lock\n", __LINE__);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	struct stat sb;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%d: filename %s not created\n", __LINE__,
 			pathname);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 	lxc_putlock(lock);
 
diff --git a/src/tests/may_control.c b/src/tests/may_control.c
index 2930deb2a..88437140d 100644
--- a/src/tests/may_control.c
+++ b/src/tests/may_control.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 static void usage(const char *me)
 {
 	printf("Usage: %s name [lxcpath]\n", me);
-	exit(0);
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
diff --git a/src/tests/snapshot.c b/src/tests/snapshot.c
index 1b7d7ab44..e62230bc2 100644
--- a/src/tests/snapshot.c
+++ b/src/tests/snapshot.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	c = lxc_container_new(MYNAME, NULL);
 	if (!c) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: %d: failed to load first container\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	if (c->is_defined(c)) {
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ good:
 	try_to_remove();
 
 	printf("All tests passed\n");
-	exit(0);
+	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 
 err:
 	lxc_container_put(c);
 	try_to_remove();
 
 	fprintf(stderr, "Exiting on error\n");
-	exit(1);
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/startone.c b/src/tests/startone.c
index a69c3c9ea..de9af07f8 100644
--- a/src/tests/startone.c
+++ b/src/tests/startone.c
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (!lxc_container_get(c)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%d: failed to get extra ref to container\n", __LINE__);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	c->want_daemonize(c, true);
 	if (!c->startl(c, 0, NULL)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%d: %s failed to start\n", __LINE__, c->name);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	sleep(3);