--- a/slock.c
+++ b/slock.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 	if (fd < 0 && errno == ENOENT)
 		return;
 	if (fd < 0 || write(fd, "-1000\n", 6) != 6 || close(fd) != 0)
-		die("cannot disable the out-of-memory killer for this process\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "cannot disable the out-of-memory killer for this process\n");
 }
 #endif