diff --git a/dm/DM.cpp b/dm/DM.cpp
index 05c7675d50..d91d0bf482 100644
--- a/dm/DM.cpp
+++ b/dm/DM.cpp
@@ -1636,6 +1636,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
             info("\t%s\n", gFailures[i].c_str());
         }
         info("%d failures\n", gFailures.count());
+        // A non-zero return code does not make it to Swarming
+        // An abort does.
+#ifdef SK_BUILD_FOR_IOS
+        SK_ABORT("There were failures!");
+#endif
         return 1;
     }