diff --git a/clap_builder/src/parser/validator.rs b/clap_builder/src/parser/validator.rs
index f2f2164c4bf..d62fd8109ed 100644
--- a/clap_builder/src/parser/validator.rs
+++ b/clap_builder/src/parser/validator.rs
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ impl<'cmd> Validator<'cmd> {
                 required = true;
             }
 
-            if required {
+            if !is_exclusive_present && required {
                 missing_required.push(a.get_id().clone());
                 if !a.is_last_set() {
                     highest_index = highest_index.max(a.get_index().unwrap_or(0));
diff --git a/tests/builder/conflicts.rs b/tests/builder/conflicts.rs
index 65eee61de38..bd9c42ede8d 100644
--- a/tests/builder/conflicts.rs
+++ b/tests/builder/conflicts.rs
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ fn exclusive_with_required_unless_present() {
 
     cmd.clone()
         .try_get_matches_from(["bug", "--exclusive"])
-        .unwrap_err();
+        .unwrap();
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ fn exclusive_with_required_unless_present_any() {
 
     cmd.clone()
         .try_get_matches_from(["bug", "--exclusive"])
-        .unwrap_err();
+        .unwrap();
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ fn exclusive_with_required_unless_present_all() {
 
     cmd.clone()
         .try_get_matches_from(["bug", "--exclusive"])
-        .unwrap_err();
+        .unwrap();
 }
 
 #[test]