diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_user/misc/zfs_001_neg.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_user/misc/zfs_001_neg.ksh
index 9188e4ba6350..ec91ded976ff 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_user/misc/zfs_001_neg.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_user/misc/zfs_001_neg.ksh
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ TEMPFILE="$TEST_BASE_DIR/zfs_001_neg.$$.txt"
 zfs > $TEMPFILE 2>&1
 log_must grep "usage: zfs command args" "$TEMPFILE"
 
-log_must awk '{if (length($0) > 80) exit 1}' $TEMPFILE
+log_must awk 'length($0) > 80 {print; ++err} END {exit err}' $TEMPFILE
 
 log_pass "zfs shows a usage message when run as a user"