diff --git a/src/rars/riscv/syscalls/SyscallExit.java b/src/rars/riscv/syscalls/SyscallExit.java
index 8927b550..0b8f7a12 100644
--- a/src/rars/riscv/syscalls/SyscallExit.java
+++ b/src/rars/riscv/syscalls/SyscallExit.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package rars.riscv.syscalls;
 
 import rars.ExitingException;
+import rars.Globals;
 import rars.ProgramStatement;
 import rars.riscv.AbstractSyscall;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ public SyscallExit() {
     }
 
     public void simulate(ProgramStatement statement) throws ExitingException {
+        Globals.exitCode = 0;
         throw new ExitingException();  // empty exception list.
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}