diff --git a/t/perf/p7527-builtin-fsmonitor.sh b/t/perf/p7527-builtin-fsmonitor.sh
index 9338b9ea00..c3f9a4caa4 100755
--- a/t/perf/p7527-builtin-fsmonitor.sh
+++ b/t/perf/p7527-builtin-fsmonitor.sh
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ test_expect_success "Cleanup temp and matrix branches" "
 	do
 		for fsm_val in $fsm_values
 		do
-			cleanup $uc_val $fsm_val
+			cleanup $uc_val $fsm_val || return 1
 		done
 	done
 "
diff --git a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
index e13368861c..0302e36fd6 100755
--- a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
+++ b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ test_expect_success 'blame with pathspec inside sparse definition' '
 			deep/deeper1/a \
 			deep/deeper1/deepest/a
 	do
-		test_all_match git blame $file
+		test_all_match git blame $file || return 1
 	done
 '
 
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ test_expect_success 'sparse index is not expanded: blame' '
 			deep/deeper1/a \
 			deep/deeper1/deepest/a
 	do
-		ensure_not_expanded blame $file
+		ensure_not_expanded blame $file || return 1
 	done
 '
 
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rm pathspec outside sparse definition' '
 		test_sparse_match test_must_fail git rm $file &&
 		test_sparse_match test_must_fail git rm --cached $file &&
 		test_sparse_match git rm --sparse $file &&
-		test_sparse_match git status --porcelain=v2
+		test_sparse_match git status --porcelain=v2 || return 1
 	done &&
 
 	cat >folder1-full <<-EOF &&
diff --git a/t/t5329-pack-objects-cruft.sh b/t/t5329-pack-objects-cruft.sh
index 8968f7a08d..6049e2c1d7 100755
--- a/t/t5329-pack-objects-cruft.sh
+++ b/t/t5329-pack-objects-cruft.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ basic_cruft_pack_tests () {
 				while read oid
 				do
 					path="$objdir/$(test_oid_to_path "$oid")" &&
-					printf "%s %d\n" "$oid" "$(test-tool chmtime --get "$path")"
+					printf "%s %d\n" "$oid" "$(test-tool chmtime --get "$path")" || exit 1
 				done |
 				sort -k1
 			) >expect &&
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cruft tags rescue tagged objects' '
 		while read oid
 		do
 			test-tool chmtime -1000 \
-				"$objdir/$(test_oid_to_path $oid)"
+				"$objdir/$(test_oid_to_path $oid)" || exit 1
 		done <objects &&
 
 		test-tool chmtime -500 \
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ test_expect_success 'cruft commits rescue parents, trees' '
 		while read object
 		do
 			test-tool chmtime -1000 \
-				"$objdir/$(test_oid_to_path $object)"
+				"$objdir/$(test_oid_to_path $object)" || exit 1
 		done <objects &&
 		test-tool chmtime +500 "$objdir/$(test_oid_to_path \
 			$(git rev-parse HEAD))" &&
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ test_expect_success 'expired objects are pruned' '
 		while read object
 		do
 			test-tool chmtime -1000 \
-				"$objdir/$(test_oid_to_path $object)"
+				"$objdir/$(test_oid_to_path $object)" || exit 1
 		done <objects &&
 
 		keep="$(basename "$(ls $packdir/pack-*.pack)")" &&
diff --git a/t/t6429-merge-sequence-rename-caching.sh b/t/t6429-merge-sequence-rename-caching.sh
index e1ce919916..650b3cd14f 100755
--- a/t/t6429-merge-sequence-rename-caching.sh
+++ b/t/t6429-merge-sequence-rename-caching.sh
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ test_expect_success 'avoid assuming we detected renames' '
 		mkdir unrelated &&
 		for i in $(test_seq 1 10)
 		do
-			>unrelated/$i
+			>unrelated/$i || exit 1
 		done &&
 		test_seq  2 10 >numbers &&
 		test_seq 12 20 >values &&