diff --git a/src/exit_codes.rs b/src/exit_codes.rs
index 4f8a974..2225667 100644
--- a/src/exit_codes.rs
+++ b/src/exit_codes.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::process;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
 pub enum ExitCode {
     Success,
@@ -21,6 +23,11 @@ impl ExitCode {
     fn is_error(self) -> bool {
         i32::from(self) != 0
     }
+
+    /// Exit the process with the appropriate code.
+    pub fn exit(self) -> ! {
+        process::exit(self.into())
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn merge_exitcodes(results: impl IntoIterator<Item = ExitCode>) -> ExitCode {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 321df54..172d570 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ mod walk;
 
 use std::env;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::process;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time;
 
@@ -54,11 +53,11 @@ fn main() {
     let result = run();
     match result {
         Ok(exit_code) => {
-            process::exit(exit_code.into());
+            exit_code.exit();
         }
         Err(err) => {
             eprintln!("[fd error]: {:#}", err);
-            process::exit(ExitCode::GeneralError.into());
+            ExitCode::GeneralError.exit();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/output.rs b/src/output.rs
index 828d995..194cb2a 100644
--- a/src/output.rs
+++ b/src/output.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::io::{self, StdoutLock, Write};
 use std::path::Path;
-use std::process;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -38,10 +37,10 @@ pub fn print_entry(
     if let Err(e) = r {
         if e.kind() == ::std::io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe {
             // Exit gracefully in case of a broken pipe (e.g. 'fd ... | head -n 3').
-            process::exit(0);
+            ExitCode::Success.exit();
         } else {
             print_error(format!("Could not write to output: {}", e));
-            process::exit(ExitCode::GeneralError.into());
+            ExitCode::GeneralError.exit();
         }
     }
 }
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ fn print_entry_colorized(
     }
 
     if wants_to_quit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
-        process::exit(ExitCode::KilledBySigint.into());
+        ExitCode::KilledBySigint.exit();
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/walk.rs b/src/walk.rs
index 789a500..ed3bf9f 100644
--- a/src/walk.rs
+++ b/src/walk.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::fs::{FileType, Metadata};
 use std::io;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::process;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
@@ -137,11 +136,9 @@ pub fn scan(path_vec: &[PathBuf], pattern: Arc<Regex>, config: Arc<Config>) -> R
     if config.ls_colors.is_some() && config.command.is_none() {
         let wq = Arc::clone(&wants_to_quit);
         ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
-            if wq.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            if wq.fetch_or(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
                 // Ctrl-C has been pressed twice, exit NOW
-                process::exit(ExitCode::KilledBySigint.into());
-            } else {
-                wq.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                ExitCode::KilledBySigint.exit();
             }
         })
         .unwrap();