diff --git a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
index 9d6fddd..5fab975 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@
 " argument, check that :confirm qall works.
 func Test_terminal_qall_prompt()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   let buf = RunVimInTerminal('', {})
 
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_dumpwrite_composing()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   let save_enc = &encoding
   set encoding=utf-8
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_drop_newwin()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   let buf = Api_drop_common('')
   call assert_equal(0, &bin)
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_drop_newwin_bin()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   let buf = Api_drop_common(',{"bin":1}')
   call assert_equal(1, &bin)
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_drop_newwin_binary()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   let buf = Api_drop_common(',{"binary":1}')
   call assert_equal(1, &bin)
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_drop_newwin_nobin()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   set binary
   let buf = Api_drop_common(',{"nobin":1}')
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_drop_newwin_nobinary()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   set binary
   let buf = Api_drop_common(',{"nobinary":1}')
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_drop_newwin_ff()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   let buf = Api_drop_common(',{"ff":"dos"}')
   call assert_equal("dos", &ff)
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_drop_newwin_fileformat()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   let buf = Api_drop_common(',{"fileformat":"dos"}')
   call assert_equal("dos", &ff)
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_drop_newwin_enc()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   let buf = Api_drop_common(',{"enc":"utf-16"}')
   call assert_equal("utf-16", &fenc)
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_drop_newwin_encoding()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   let buf = Api_drop_common(',{"encoding":"utf-16"}')
   call assert_equal("utf-16", &fenc)
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_drop_oldwin()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   let firstwinid = win_getid()
   split Xtextfile
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_call()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
 
   call WriteApiCall('Tapi_TryThis')
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_call_fails()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
 
   call WriteApiCall('TryThis')
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_api_call_fail_delete()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
 
   call WriteApiCall('Tapi_Delete')
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_all_ansi_colors()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
 
   " Use all the ANSI colors.
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_termwinsize_option_fixed()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
   set termwinsize=6x40
   let text = []
@@ -2030,7 +2030,7 @@
 
 func Test_terminal_getwinpos()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
-    return
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot run Vim in a terminal window'
   endif
 
   " split, go to the bottom-right window