diff --git a/repos/os/src/test/vmm_x86/component.cc b/repos/os/src/test/vmm_x86/component.cc
index 408c1088e2..1672f2a468 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/test/vmm_x86/component.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/test/vmm_x86/component.cc
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@ class Vmm::Main
 {
 	private:
 
+		Genode::Env         &_env;
+
 		Signal_handler<Main> _destruct_handler;
 		Reconstructible<Vm>  _vm;
 
@@ -540,14 +542,16 @@ class Vmm::Main
 			_vm.destruct();
 
 			log("vmm test finished");
+			_env.parent().exit(0);
 		}
 
 	public:
 
 		Main(Env &env)
 		:
-			_destruct_handler(env.ep(), *this, &Main::_destruct),
-			_vm(env, _destruct_handler)
+			_env(env),
+			_destruct_handler(_env.ep(), *this, &Main::_destruct),
+			_vm(_env, _destruct_handler)
 		{
 		}
 };