diff --git a/scripts/runqemu b/scripts/runqemu
index 0c61253d6a..c79be9a846 100755
--- a/scripts/runqemu
+++ b/scripts/runqemu
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ def main():
             logger.info("SIGTERM received")
             os.kill(config.qemupid, signal.SIGTERM)
             config.cleanup()
-            subprocess.run(["tput", "smam"])
+            subprocess.check_call(["tput", "smam"])
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigterm_handler)
 
         config.check_args()
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ def main():
         return 1
     finally:
         config.cleanup()
-        subprocess.run(["tput", "smam"])
+        subprocess.check_call(["tput", "smam"])
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.exit(main())