diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index d68096b..b331310 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ tests = [
 # yuck
 foreach test : tests
   test_file = configure_file(input: test + '.sh', output: test, copy: true)
-  run_command('chmod', '755', test_file)
+  run_command('chmod', '755', test_file, check : true)
 endforeach