diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/18_support/nested_exception/rethrow_if_nested-term.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/18_support/nested_exception/rethrow_if_nested-term.cc
index 3bfc7ab9943..b221eea3178 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/18_support/nested_exception/rethrow_if_nested-term.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/18_support/nested_exception/rethrow_if_nested-term.cc
@@ -4,25 +4,33 @@
 #include <exception>
 #include <cstdlib>
 
-[[noreturn]] void terminate_cleanly() noexcept { std::exit(0); }
+int exit_status = 1;
+[[noreturn]] void terminate_cleanly() noexcept { std::exit(exit_status); }
 
 struct A { virtual ~A() = default; };
 
 int main()
 {
+  std::set_terminate(terminate_cleanly);
   try
   {
     // At this point std::current_exception() == nullptr so the
     // std::nested_exception object is empty.
     std::throw_with_nested(A{});
+
+    // Should not reach this point.
+    std::abort();
   }
   catch (const A& a)
   {
-    std::set_terminate(terminate_cleanly);
+    // This means the expected std::terminate() call will exit cleanly,
+    // so this test will PASS.
+    exit_status = 0;
+
     std::rethrow_if_nested(a);
 #if __cpp_rtti
     // No nested exception, so trying to rethrow it calls std::terminate()
-    // which calls std::exit(0). Shoud not reach this point.
+    // which calls std::exit(0). Should not reach this point.
     std::abort();
 #else
     // Without RTTI we can't dynamic_cast<const std::nested_exception*>(&a)