diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test1.54 b/testsuite/expect/test1.54
index f53ee83a6ff20b918f8cae56371d98eba3a61e15..2133e2fe4c7308924e60a23ed9b6e1a920cb451c 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test1.54
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test1.54
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ print_header $test_id
 
 if {[test_front_end] != 0} {
         send_user "\nThis test is incompatable with front-end systems\n"
+	exit 0
 }
 
 #