diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
index d408b688b291..84b9a46ad678 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ CFLAGS  ?= -Os -fno-ident -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -std=c89 \
 LDFLAGS := -s
 
 REPORT  ?= awk '/\[OK\][\r]*$$/{p++} /\[FAIL\][\r]*$$/{f++;print} /\[SKIPPED\][\r]*$$/{s++} \
-		END{ printf("%d test(s) passed, %d skipped, %d failed.\n", p, s, f); \
+		END{ printf("%d test(s) passed, %d skipped, %d failed => status: ", p, s, f); \
+		if (f) printf("failure\n"); else if (s) printf("warning\n"); else printf("success\n");; \
 		printf("See all results in %s\n", ARGV[1]); }'
 
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