diff --git a/misc/test-stubgenc.sh b/misc/test-stubgenc.sh
index 7713e1b04e43..5cb5140eba76 100755
--- a/misc/test-stubgenc.sh
+++ b/misc/test-stubgenc.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function stubgenc_test() {
     # Compare generated stubs to expected ones
     if ! git diff --exit-code "$STUBGEN_OUTPUT_FOLDER";
     then
-        EXIT=$?
+        EXIT=1
     fi
 }