diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 487a916..30b7827 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
   (#1316, #1331)
 
 ### build system
+* calling std::die in pbuild::install_docfiles() fixed.
+  (#1342)
 * typo in error message in function pbuild::configure() fixed.
   (#1338)
 * Substitute environment variables in TmpDir and DistFilesDir in Pmodules.yaml
diff --git a/Pmodules/libpbuild.bash b/Pmodules/libpbuild.bash
index 3f55b85..d7d11a4 100644
--- a/Pmodules/libpbuild.bash
+++ b/Pmodules/libpbuild.bash
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ pbuild::compile() {
 #   $@: documentation files relative to source
 #
 pbuild::install_docfiles() {
-	std::die \
+	std::die 1 \
 		"Using ${FUNCNAME[0]} is deprecated with YAML module configuration files."
 	MODULE_DOCFILES+=("$@")
 }