1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/deallocvt.c b/deallocvt.c
index b128c3fae..3dd90c0e9 100644
--- a/deallocvt.c
+++ b/deallocvt.c
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ int deallocvt_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         if (argc == 1) {
                 /* deallocate all unused consoles */
-                if (ioctl(fd, VT_DISALLOCATE, 0)) {
-                        perror("VT_DISALLOCATE");
-                        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-                }
+                if (ioctl(fd, VT_DISALLOCATE, 0))
+                        perror_msg_and_die("VT_DISALLOCATE");
         } else {
                 for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
                         num = atoi(argv[i]);
@@ -36,10 +34,8 @@ int deallocvt_main(int argc, char *argv[])
                                 error_msg("0: illegal VT number\n");
                         else if (num == 1)
                                 error_msg("VT 1 cannot be deallocated\n");
-                        else if (ioctl(fd, VT_DISALLOCATE, num)) {
-                                perror("VT_DISALLOCATE");
-                                error_msg_and_die("could not deallocate console %d\n", num);
-                        }
+                        else if (ioctl(fd, VT_DISALLOCATE, num))
+                                perror_msg_and_die("VT_DISALLOCATE");
                 }
         }