diff --git a/capinfos.c b/capinfos.c
index a6539cc672..572f8afb36 100644
--- a/capinfos.c
+++ b/capinfos.c
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         fprintf(stderr, "(%s)\n", err_info);
         g_free(err_info);
       }
-      overall_error_status = 1; /* remember that an error has occurred */
+      overall_error_status = 2; /* remember that an error has occurred */
       if (!continue_after_wtap_open_offline_failure)
         goto exit;
     }
diff --git a/captype.c b/captype.c
index 133a8bf37e..1d83f573ef 100644
--- a/captype.c
+++ b/captype.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
           fprintf(stderr, "(%s)\n", err_info);
           g_free(err_info);
         }
-        overall_error_status = 1; /* remember that an error has occurred */
+        overall_error_status = 2; /* remember that an error has occurred */
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/reordercap.c b/reordercap.c
index 4f453dc464..b56fcfdeed 100644
--- a/reordercap.c
+++ b/reordercap.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
             fprintf(stderr, "(%s)\n", err_info);
             g_free(err_info);
         }
-        exit(1);
+        exit(2);
     }
     DEBUG_PRINT("file_type_subtype is %d\n", wtap_file_type_subtype(wth));