diff --git a/src/lxc/destroy.c b/src/lxc/destroy.c
index 610b7c246..a06d23b9e 100644
--- a/src/lxc/destroy.c
+++ b/src/lxc/destroy.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int remove_lxc_directory(const char *dirname)
 {
 	char path[MAXPATHLEN];
 
-	sprintf(path, LXCPATH "/%s", dirname);
+	snprintf(path, MAXPATHLEN, LXCPATH "/%s", dirname);
 
 	if (rmdir(path)) {
 		SYSERROR("failed to remove %s directory", path);
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ static int remove_lxc_directory(const char *dirname)
 
 int lxc_destroy(const char *name)
 {
-	int lock, ret = -LXC_ERROR_INTERNAL;
+	int lock, ret = -1;
 	char path[MAXPATHLEN];
 
 	lock = lxc_get_lock(name);
 	if (lock < 0)
-		return lock;
+		return ret;
 
 	if (lxc_rmstate(name)) {
 		ERROR("failed to remove state file for %s", name);
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_destroy.c b/src/lxc/lxc_destroy.c
index ebd13bedd..6c1cf3b8b 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_destroy.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_destroy.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  */
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <libgen.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include <lxc/lxc.h>
@@ -48,20 +47,13 @@ Options :\n\
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = lxc_arguments_parse(&my_args, argc, argv);
-	if (ret)
-		return 1;
+	if (lxc_arguments_parse(&my_args, argc, argv))
+		return -1;
 
 	if (lxc_log_init(my_args.log_file, my_args.log_priority,
 			 my_args.progname, my_args.quiet))
-		return 1;
+		return -1;
 
-	ret = lxc_destroy(my_args.name);
-	if (ret)
-		return 1;
-
-	return 0;
+	return lxc_destroy(my_args.name);
 }