diff --git a/binaries/opae.io/opae/io/utils.py b/binaries/opae.io/opae/io/utils.py
index 23ee7c24202c..25e4de6bb2ae 100644
--- a/binaries/opae.io/opae/io/utils.py
+++ b/binaries/opae.io/opae/io/utils.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def vfio_init(pci_addr, new_owner='', force=False, **kwargs):
 
     if not iommu_enabled():
         LOG.error("Binding to vfio-pci will fail because IOMMU is disabled.")
-        raise SystemExit(os.EX_NOTFOUND)
+        raise SystemExit(1)
 
     if driver and driver != 'vfio-pci':
         dev_dict = get_dev_dict(JSON_FILE)