diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index 4ee12d17a61..fdc74198582 100644
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -3603,7 +3603,6 @@ def main():
         invalid_args = list(itertools.takewhile(lambda a: a.startswith('-'), args))
         if invalid_args:
             parser.error(f"unrecognized arguments: {' '.join(invalid_args)}")
-            sys.exit(2)
 
     if opts.module:
         file = opts.module