diff --git a/cmd/stringer/stringer.go b/cmd/stringer/stringer.go
index 0bc7aa87..62941001 100644
--- a/cmd/stringer/stringer.go
+++ b/cmd/stringer/stringer.go
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ func Usage() {
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\thttp://godoc.org/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/stringer\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Flags:\n")
 	flag.PrintDefaults()
-	os.Exit(2)
 }
 
 func main() {