diff --git a/repos/os/src/test/vmm_x86/component.cc b/repos/os/src/test/vmm_x86/component.cc
index 1bfbd58db7..d56a561061 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/test/vmm_x86/component.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/test/vmm_x86/component.cc
@@ -492,8 +492,9 @@ class Vmm {
 
 	private:
 
-		Genode::Signal_handler<Vmm> _destruct_handler;
-		Genode::Reconstructible<Vm> _vm;
+		Genode::Env                 &_env;
+		Genode::Signal_handler<Vmm>  _destruct_handler;
+		Genode::Reconstructible<Vm>  _vm;
 
 		void _destruct()
 		{
@@ -502,12 +503,14 @@ class Vmm {
 			_vm.destruct();
 
 			Genode::log("vmm test finished");
+			_env.parent().exit(0);
 		}
 
 	public:
 
 		Vmm(Genode::Env &env)
 		:
+			_env(env),
 			_destruct_handler(env.ep(), *this, &Vmm::_destruct),
 			_vm(env, _destruct_handler)
 		{