diff --git a/misc/e4defrag.c b/misc/e4defrag.c
index 8659d972..83625fc5 100644
--- a/misc/e4defrag.c
+++ b/misc/e4defrag.c
@@ -2034,6 +2034,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				if (!(mode_flag & DETAIL) &&
 						current_uid != ROOT_UID) {
 					printf(" Done.\n");
+					success_flag = 1;
 					continue;
 				}