diff --git a/test/testlocale.c b/test/testlocale.c
index 4d17cec13d..80040e9c8e 100644
--- a/test/testlocale.c
+++ b/test/testlocale.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (consumed <= 0) {
             static const char *options[] = { "[--listen]", NULL };
             SDLTest_CommonLogUsage(state, argv[0], options);
-            exit(1);
+            return 1;
         }
 
         i += consumed;
diff --git a/test/testplatform.c b/test/testplatform.c
index e017ef65da..58bfb65050 100644
--- a/test/testplatform.c
+++ b/test/testplatform.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (consumed <= 0) {
             static const char *options[] = { "[-q]", NULL };
             SDLTest_CommonLogUsage(state, argv[0], options);
-            exit(1);
+            return 1;
         }
 
         i += consumed;
diff --git a/test/testqsort.c b/test/testqsort.c
index 44dc337f2d..2cf23a5189 100644
--- a/test/testqsort.c
+++ b/test/testqsort.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (consumed <= 0) {
             static const char *options[] = { "[SEED]", NULL };
             SDLTest_CommonLogUsage(state, argv[0], options);
-            exit(1);
+            return 1;
         }
 
         i += consumed;