1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lockfile.c b/lockfile.c
index 4f16ee7..beba0ed 100644
--- a/lockfile.c
+++ b/lockfile.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int hold_lock_file_for_append(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags)
 		int save_errno = errno;
 
 		if (flags & LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR)
-			exit(128);
+			die("failed to prepare '%s' for appending", path);
 		close(orig_fd);
 		rollback_lock_file(lk);
 		errno = save_errno;