diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 4c3bcb7d0b69..cc85659a3de5 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -1635,9 +1635,8 @@ void CppCheck::reportErr(const ErrorMessage &msg)
     if (!mSettings.buildDir.empty())
         mAnalyzerInformation.reportErr(msg);
 
-    if (!mSettings.supprs.nofail.isSuppressed(errorMessage) && !mSettings.supprs.nomsg.isSuppressed(errorMessage)) {
-        mExitCode = 1;
-    }
+    if (!mSettings.supprs.nofail.isSuppressed(errorMessage) && !mSettings.supprs.nomsg.isSuppressed(errorMessage))
+        mExitCode = mSettings.exitCode;
 
     std::string remark;
     if (!msg.callStack.empty()) {