diff --git a/tests/asm/include/common.S b/tests/asm/include/common.S
index 34a71d4..6bd5abd 100644
--- a/tests/asm/include/common.S
+++ b/tests/asm/include/common.S
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #define exit(code) sys_exit code
 
     .macro set_exit_code code=0
-        addd,0 0, 1, SCRATCH_REG3; \
+        addd,0 0, \code, SCRATCH_REG3; \
         stb,2 SCRATCH_REG3, [ exit_code ]; \
     .endm
 
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@
     }
     .endm
 
+    .macro exit_with_code
+        ldb,0 [ exit_code ], SCRATCH_REG3
+        sys_exit SCRATCH_REG3
+    .endm
+
+    .macro skip_test
+        sys_exit 77
+    .endm
+
 #define write(MSG) \
         .pushsection ".rodata"; \
     local(str):; \
@@ -165,10 +174,6 @@
 #define test_i32(OP, S1, S2, EXPECTED) test_helper(OP, cmpesb, S1, S2, EXPECTED)
 #define test_i64(OP, S1, S2, EXPECTED) test_helper(OP, cmpedb, S1, S2, EXPECTED)
 
-    .macro skip_test
-        exit(77)
-    .endm
-
 #define MDL_E4S         3   /* Elbrus-4S  */
 #define MDL_E2S         4   /* Elbrus-2S+ */
 #define MDL_E2SM        6   /* Elbrus-2SM */
diff --git a/tests/asm/include/test_end.S b/tests/asm/include/test_end.S
index c2167fe..736c72a 100644
--- a/tests/asm/include/test_end.S
+++ b/tests/asm/include/test_end.S
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef SRC_BASE_TEST_END_H
 #define SRC_BASE_TEST_END_H
 
-        ldb,0 [ exit_code ], SCRATCH_REG3
-        exit(SCRATCH_REG3)
+        exit_with_code
     .size _start, . - _start
 
     .pushsection ".data"