diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/xattr/xattr_002_neg.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/xattr/xattr_002_neg.ksh
index e379d1586e..4393774cb1 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/xattr/xattr_002_neg.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/xattr/xattr_002_neg.ksh
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ for arg in ${args[*]}; do
 	# create a file
 	log_must touch $TESTDIR/myfile.$$
 	log_mustnot eval "cat $TESTDIR/myfile.$$ not-here.txt > /dev/null 2>&1"
-
-	log_pass "A read of a non-existent xattr fails"
 done
+
+log_pass "A read of a non-existent xattr fails"