diff --git a/tests/docker/run b/tests/docker/run
index 9dd362bb98366ef7b28deaf177d2066419bef919..7aebf4b5698c7cf527e49d4eeea9701c3d6574b3 100755
--- a/tests/docker/run
+++ b/tests/docker/run
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export TEST_DIR=/tmp/qemu-test
 mkdir -p $TEST_DIR/{src,build,install}
 
 # Extract the source tarballs
-tar -C $TEST_DIR/src -xf $BASE/qemu.tar || prep_fail "Failed to untar source"
+tar -C $TEST_DIR/src -xf $BASE/qemu.tar || { echo "Failed to untar source"; exit 2; }
 if test -f $TEST_DIR/src/Makefile; then
     export FEATURES="$FEATURES dtc"
 fi