diff --git a/src/test/kerberos/t/001_auth.pl b/src/test/kerberos/t/001_auth.pl
index e51e87d0a2..ec311bfed8 100644
--- a/src/test/kerberos/t/001_auth.pl
+++ b/src/test/kerberos/t/001_auth.pl
@@ -203,7 +203,12 @@ system_or_bail $krb5kdc, '-P', $kdc_pidfile;
 
 END
 {
+	# take care not to change the script's exit value
+	my $exit_code = $?;
+
 	kill 'INT', `cat $kdc_pidfile` if defined($kdc_pidfile) && -f $kdc_pidfile;
+
+	$? = $exit_code;
 }
 
 note "setting up PostgreSQL instance";
diff --git a/src/test/ldap/LdapServer.pm b/src/test/ldap/LdapServer.pm
index 91cd9e3762..3866a56e0a 100644
--- a/src/test/ldap/LdapServer.pm
+++ b/src/test/ldap/LdapServer.pm
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ INIT
 
 END
 {
+	# take care not to change the script's exit value
+	my $exit_code = $?;
+
 	foreach my $server (@servers)
 	{
 		next unless -f $server->{pidfile};
@@ -152,6 +155,8 @@ END
 		chomp $pid;
 		kill 'INT', $pid;
 	}
+
+	$? = $exit_code;
 }
 
 =pod