1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/caps.c b/src/firejail/caps.c
index 521187e3a..30693f7a0 100644
--- a/src/firejail/caps.c
+++ b/src/firejail/caps.c
@@ -183,8 +183,10 @@ static int caps_find_name(const char *name) {
 // return 1 if error, 0 if OK
 void caps_check_list(const char *clist, void (*callback)(int)) {
         // don't allow empty lists
-        if (clist == NULL || *clist == '\0')
-                goto errexit;
+        if (clist == NULL || *clist == '\0') {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Error: empty capabilities list\n");
+                exit(1);
+        }
 
         // work on a copy of the string
         char *str = strdup(clist);