diff --git a/tests/shred/remove b/tests/shred/remove
index 5f2508113..32a53f941 100755
--- a/tests/shred/remove
+++ b/tests/shred/remove
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ fail=0
 # This would take so long that it appears to infloop
 # when using version from fileutils-4.0k.
 # When the command completes, expect it to fail.
-shred -u $file > /dev/null 2>&1 && fail=1
+shred -u $file > /dev/null 2>&1 && fail=1 || :
 
 exit $fail