diff --git a/bin/tests/system/sfcache/prereq.sh b/bin/tests/system/sfcache/prereq.sh
index 936cc0ef70..6f18280b3e 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/sfcache/prereq.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/sfcache/prereq.sh
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ then
     rm -f Kfoo*
 else
     echo "I:This test requires that --with-openssl was used." >&2
-    exit 1
+    exit 255
 fi