diff --git a/src/findutils/xargs/xargs.c b/src/findutils/xargs/xargs.c
index 29b7582..9077c0b 100644
--- a/src/findutils/xargs/xargs.c
+++ b/src/findutils/xargs/xargs.c
@@ -60,10 +60,8 @@ int stdin_read(void) {
 			*p = '\0';
 			p = arg;
 
-			if (add_arg(arg, chars)) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "xargs: argument line too long\n");
-				exit(1);
-			}
+			if (add_arg(arg, chars))
+				break;
 
 			args_passed++;
 		}