diff --git a/tools/perf/util/llvm-utils.c b/tools/perf/util/llvm-utils.c
index 4952b429caa7..2bdaac048a0a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/llvm-utils.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/llvm-utils.c
@@ -265,16 +265,16 @@ static const char *kinc_fetch_script =
 "#!/usr/bin/env sh\n"
 "if ! test -d \"$KBUILD_DIR\"\n"
 "then\n"
-"	exit -1\n"
+"	exit 1\n"
 "fi\n"
 "if ! test -f \"$KBUILD_DIR/include/generated/autoconf.h\"\n"
 "then\n"
-"	exit -1\n"
+"	exit 1\n"
 "fi\n"
 "TMPDIR=`mktemp -d`\n"
 "if test -z \"$TMPDIR\"\n"
 "then\n"
-"    exit -1\n"
+"    exit 1\n"
 "fi\n"
 "cat << EOF > $TMPDIR/Makefile\n"
 "obj-y := dummy.o\n"