diff --git a/sys/embunit/TextUIRunner.c b/sys/embunit/TextUIRunner.c
index 267faf946da9..9f8fd74da43f 100644
--- a/sys/embunit/TextUIRunner.c
+++ b/sys/embunit/TextUIRunner.c
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ void TextUIRunner_runTest(TestRef test)
     Outputter_printEndTest(outputterRef_,test);
 }
 
-void TextUIRunner_end(void)
+int TextUIRunner_end(void)
 {
     Outputter_printStatistics(outputterRef_,&result_);
+    return wasfailure_;
 }
diff --git a/sys/include/embUnit/TextUIRunner.h b/sys/include/embUnit/TextUIRunner.h
index 75892baa1107..c2a6d6fe1b29 100644
--- a/sys/include/embUnit/TextUIRunner.h
+++ b/sys/include/embUnit/TextUIRunner.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void TextUIRunner_setOutputter(OutputterRef outputter);
 void TextUIRunner_startWithOutputter(OutputterRef outputter);
 void TextUIRunner_start(void);
 void TextUIRunner_runTest(TestRef test);
-void TextUIRunner_end(void);
+int TextUIRunner_end(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }