diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index 926f0a0feb..bf3fb4f8a6 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static int img_check(int argc, char **argv)
         if (output_format == OFORMAT_HUMAN) {
             error_report("This image format does not support checks");
         }
-        ret = 1;
+        ret = 63;
         goto fail;
     }