diff --git a/tests/httpsserver.pl b/tests/httpsserver.pl
index 45eb920606d29998ac1d85e8ac0575bafbbcbb85..a21307df200bd7e404e606bf54d8fb1bf38b784e 100644
--- a/tests/httpsserver.pl
+++ b/tests/httpsserver.pl
@@ -87,7 +87,13 @@ foreach my $veropt (('-version', '-V')) {
 
 my $cmd;
 if(!$ver_major) {
-    print "no stunnel or unknown version\n";
+    if(-x "$stunnel" && ! -d "$stunnel") {
+        print "unknown stunnel version\n";
+    }
+    else {
+        print "no stunnel\n";
+    }
+    exit;
 }
 elsif($ver_major < 4) {
     # stunnel version less than 4.00