diff --git a/tests/scripts/options/dash-l b/tests/scripts/options/dash-l
index 637c8bd8..d1e60494 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/options/dash-l
+++ b/tests/scripts/options/dash-l
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ $mkoptions .= " -j 4" if ($parallel_jobs);
 # We have to wait longer than the default (5s).
 &run_make_with_options($makefile, $mkoptions, &get_logfile, 0, 8);
 
-$slurp = &read_file_into_string (&get_logfile(1));
-if ($slurp !~ /cannot enforce load limit/) {
-  &compare_output("", &get_logfile(1));
+$slurp = &read_file_into_string(&get_logfile(1));
+if ($slurp =~ /cannot enforce load limit/) {
+  return -1;
 }
+&compare_output("", &get_logfile(1));
 
 1;