diff --git a/include/nm-test-utils.h b/include/nm-test-utils.h
index 36b0cbd9df..7d5a35aa36 100644
--- a/include/nm-test-utils.h
+++ b/include/nm-test-utils.h
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@
 #include "gsystem-local-alloc.h"
 
 
-/* Analog to EXIT_SUCCESS and EXIT_FAILURE. */
-#define EXIT_SKIP (77)
-
 /*******************************************************************************/
 
 /* general purpose functions that have no dependency on other nmtst functions */
diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
index 2d37fb837d..2eda47cc8b 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 #else
 		g_print ("Skipping test: requires root privileges (%s)\n", program);
-		return EXIT_SKIP;
+		return g_test_run ();
 #endif
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/rdisc/tests/test-rdisc-fake.c b/src/rdisc/tests/test-rdisc-fake.c
index 3b525203a2..33672637d0 100644
--- a/src/rdisc/tests/test-rdisc-fake.c
+++ b/src/rdisc/tests/test-rdisc-fake.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (nmtst_test_quick ()) {
 		g_print ("Skipping test: don't run long running test %s (NMTST_DEBUG=slow)\n", str_if_set (g_get_prgname (), "test-rdisc-fake"));
-		return EXIT_SKIP;
+		return g_test_run ();
 	}
 
 	nm_fake_platform_setup ();