diff --git a/src/cli/cli.cpp b/src/cli/cli.cpp
index 4825fca92..5fbdfcd3e 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli.cpp
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ otError Interpreter::ProcessBackboneRouter(Arg aArgs[])
         else if (aArgs[0] == "skipseqnuminc")
         {
             otBackboneRouterConfigSkipSeqNumIncrease(GetInstancePtr(), true);
-            ExitNow();
+            ExitNow(error = OT_ERROR_NONE);
         }
 #endif
         SuccessOrExit(error = ProcessBackboneRouterLocal(aArgs));