diff --git a/tests/drivers/watchdog/wdt_basic_api/src/test_wdt.c b/tests/drivers/watchdog/wdt_basic_api/src/test_wdt.c
index 9415149c89f..77a8e81fe0c 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/watchdog/wdt_basic_api/src/test_wdt.c
+++ b/tests/drivers/watchdog/wdt_basic_api/src/test_wdt.c
@@ -212,11 +212,13 @@ static int test_wdt_no_callback(void)
 	err = wdt_install_timeout(wdt, &m_cfg_wdt0);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		TC_PRINT("Watchdog install error\n");
+		return TC_FAIL;
 	}
 
 	err = wdt_setup(wdt, WDT_OPT_PAUSE_HALTED_BY_DBG);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		TC_PRINT("Watchdog setup error\n");
+		return TC_FAIL;
 	}
 
 	TC_PRINT("Waiting to restart MCU\n");