diff --git a/test/testspriteminimal.c b/test/testspriteminimal.c
index e88c99cea7..2ec938f5d0 100644
--- a/test/testspriteminimal.c
+++ b/test/testspriteminimal.c
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ static void loop(void)
 
     /* Check for events */
     while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
-        if (event.type == SDL_EVENT_QUIT || event.type == SDL_EVENT_KEY_DOWN) {
+        if (event.type == SDL_EVENT_QUIT ||
+            (event.type == SDL_EVENT_KEY_DOWN && event.key.key == SDLK_ESCAPE)) {
             done = 1;
         }
     }