diff --git a/example/scp_write.c b/example/scp_write.c
index 46f947c2..c12e94e1 100644
--- a/example/scp_write.c
+++ b/example/scp_write.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     local = fopen(loclfile, "rb");
     if (!local) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Can't open local file %s\n", loclfile);
-        goto shutdown;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     stat(loclfile, &fileinfo);
diff --git a/example/scp_write_nonblock.c b/example/scp_write_nonblock.c
index 14b02c14..ca8efa8c 100644
--- a/example/scp_write_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/scp_write_nonblock.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     local = fopen(loclfile, "rb");
     if (!local) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Can't local file %s\n", loclfile);
-        goto shutdown;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     stat(loclfile, &fileinfo);
diff --git a/example/sftp_write.c b/example/sftp_write.c
index 7c1de34e..539deea6 100644
--- a/example/sftp_write.c
+++ b/example/sftp_write.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     local = fopen(loclfile, "rb");
     if (!local) {
         printf("Can't local file %s\n", loclfile);
-        goto shutdown;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/example/sftp_write_nonblock.c b/example/sftp_write_nonblock.c
index 0112949d..b7a535e9 100644
--- a/example/sftp_write_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/sftp_write_nonblock.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     local = fopen(loclfile, "rb");
     if (!local) {
         printf("Can't local file %s\n", loclfile);
-        goto shutdown;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     /*