diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-full-response.js b/test/parallel/test-http-full-response.js
index 8d4b5ec14523a0..b51cb1f2510832 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-full-response.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-full-response.js
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ function runAb(opts, callback) {
         common.printSkipMessage(`problem spawning \`ab\`.\n${stderr}`);
         process.reallyExit(0);
       }
-      process.exit();
-      return;
+      throw err;
     }
 
     let m = /Document Length:\s*(\d+) bytes/i.exec(stdout);