diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/shtests b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/shtests
index 05440c379..4c203d4a8 100755
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/shtests
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/shtests
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ for i in ${*-*.sh}
 do	[[ $i == *.sh ]] || i+='.sh'
 	if	[[ ! -r $i ]]
 	then	echo $0: $i: not found >&2
+		(( ++total_e ))
 		continue
 	fi
 	t=$(grep -c err_exit $i)