diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
index d1627058e9..a4a2f21915 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 #else
 		g_print ("Skipping test: requires root privileges (%s)\n", program);
-		return 77;
+		return EXIT_SKIP;
 #endif
 	}