--- a/third_party/aom/common/tools_common.c
+++ b/third_party/aom/common/tools_common.c
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@ FILE *set_binary_mode(FILE *stream) {
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__OS2__)
   _setmode(_fileno(stream), _O_BINARY);
 #endif
   return stream;
 }
 
 void die(const char *fmt, ...) {
   LOG_ERROR(NULL);
-  usage_exit();
+  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 void fatal(const char *fmt, ...) {
   LOG_ERROR("Fatal");
   exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 void warn(const char *fmt, ...) { LOG_ERROR("Warning"); }