diff --git a/tools/run-nm-test.sh b/tools/run-nm-test.sh
index 4ee764fb1c..5fae5f0a6f 100755
--- a/tools/run-nm-test.sh
+++ b/tools/run-nm-test.sh
@@ -231,8 +231,7 @@ fi
 if ! _is_true "$NMTST_USE_VALGRIND" 0; then
     export NM_TEST_UNDER_VALGRIND=0
     "${NMTST_DBUS_RUN_SESSION[@]}" \
-    "$TEST" "$@"
-    exit $?
+    exec "$TEST" "$@"
 fi
 
 if [[ -z "${NMTST_VALGRIND}" ]]; then