diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rrl/prereq.sh b/bin/tests/system/rrl/prereq.sh
index 6bef2c1a4c..e163af8d4b 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/rrl/prereq.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rrl/prereq.sh
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ then
     :
 else
     echo "I:This test requires --enable-rrl at compile time." >&2
-    exit 1
+    exit 255
 fi