diff --git a/php/run-php-tests.sh b/php/run-php-tests.sh
index 6f9ae1033..e498987e5 100755
--- a/php/run-php-tests.sh
+++ b/php/run-php-tests.sh
@@ -44,5 +44,4 @@ printenv | grep -E '^(LIBGUESTFS|LIBVIRT|LIBVIRTD|VIRTLOCKD|LD|MALLOC)_' >> env
 TESTS=$(echo guestfs_php_*.phpt)
 echo TESTS: $TESTS
 
-# PHP ignores the result of the tests!
-make test TESTS="$TESTS" PHP_EXECUTABLE="$PWD/php-for-tests.sh"
+make test TESTS="$TESTS" PHP_EXECUTABLE="$PWD/php-for-tests.sh" REPORT_EXIT_STATUS=1