diff --git a/src/test/run-fail/rfc-1937-termination-trait/termination-trait-for-str.rs b/src/test/run-fail/rfc-1937-termination-trait/termination-trait-for-str.rs
index d2828812e9f..9f01b0bff89 100644
--- a/src/test/run-fail/rfc-1937-termination-trait/termination-trait-for-str.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-fail/rfc-1937-termination-trait/termination-trait-for-str.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 // error-pattern: An error message for you
+// failure-status: 1
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), &'static str> {
     Err("An error message for you")