diff --git a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/pfsync.sh b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/pfsync.sh
--- a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/pfsync.sh
+++ b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/pfsync.sh
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 		"set skip on ${epair_sync}a" \
 		"pass keep state"
 
-	atf_check -s exit:1 env PYTHONPATH=${common_dir} \
+	atf_check -s exit:3 env PYTHONPATH=${common_dir} \
 		$(atf_get_srcdir)/pfsync_defer.py \
 		--syncdev ${epair_sync}b \
 		--indev ${epair_in}b \
diff --git a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/pfsync_defer.py b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/pfsync_defer.py
--- a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/pfsync_defer.py
+++ b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/pfsync_defer.py
@@ -117,15 +117,15 @@
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if not got_ping:
-        sys.exit(1)
+        sys.exit(2)
 
     if got_pfsync > got_ping:
-        sys.exit(1)
+        sys.exit(3)
 
     # Deferred packets are delayed up to 20ms (unless the pfsync peer, which we
     # don't have here, acks their state update earlier)
     if (sent_ping + 0.020) > got_ping:
-        sys.exit(1)
+        sys.exit(4)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()