diff --git a/src/coreutils/head/head.c b/src/coreutils/head/head.c
index 3a8d776..0327e95 100644
--- a/src/coreutils/head/head.c
+++ b/src/coreutils/head/head.c
@@ -152,5 +152,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		fclose(fp);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }