diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 818313a..7cf253b 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -710,9 +710,8 @@ setup(void)
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
-	fputs("usage: dmenu [-bfiv] [-l lines] [-p prompt] [-fn font] [-m monitor]\n"
-	      "             [-nb color] [-nf color] [-sb color] [-sf color] [-w windowid]\n", stderr);
-	exit(1);
+	die("usage: dmenu [-bfiv] [-l lines] [-p prompt] [-fn font] [-m monitor]\n"
+	    "             [-nb color] [-nf color] [-sb color] [-sf color] [-w windowid]");
 }
 
 int