diff --git a/cmd-display-menu.c b/cmd-display-menu.c
index 9d02dca3..8dfbfa55 100644
--- a/cmd-display-menu.c
+++ b/cmd-display-menu.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ cmd_display_menu_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 		flags |= MENU_NOMOUSE;
 	if (menu_display(menu, flags, starting_choice, item, px, py, tc, lines,
 	    style, selected_style, border_style, target, NULL, NULL) != 0)
-		return (CMD_RETURN_NORMAL);
+		goto out;
 	return (CMD_RETURN_WAIT);
 
 out: