diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header.rs
index edab2a5ec034..eeb280e1de36 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header.rs
@@ -392,11 +392,6 @@ impl TestProps {
 
             if let Some(code) = config.parse_failure_status(ln) {
                 self.failure_status = code;
-            } else {
-                self.failure_status = match config.mode {
-                    Mode::RunFail => 101,
-                    _ => 1,
-                };
             }
 
             if !self.run_rustfix {
@@ -404,6 +399,13 @@ impl TestProps {
             }
         });
 
+        if self.failure_status == -1 {
+            self.failure_status = match config.mode {
+                Mode::RunFail => 101,
+                _ => 1,
+            };
+        }
+
         for key in &["RUST_TEST_NOCAPTURE", "RUST_TEST_THREADS"] {
             if let Ok(val) = env::var(key) {
                 if self.exec_env.iter().find(|&&(ref x, _)| x == key).is_none() {