diff --git a/tests/tasks/assert_fail_on_s390x.yml b/tests/tasks/assert_fail_on_s390x.yml
index 591c858..16116a8 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/assert_fail_on_s390x.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/assert_fail_on_s390x.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@
 
     - name: End execution on s390x host to avoid failures in clean up
       meta: end_host
+
+# When this task file is included in a rescue block, and the above task is
+# skipped, Ansible would report success considering that a failure was rescued
+- name: Fail if in a rescue block
+  when: ansible_failed_result is defined
+  fail: