diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c1a6b4c..f05f306 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -389,21 +389,18 @@ if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR AND BUILD_TESTING)
         COMMAND ${HARDENING_CHECK} --help
         OUTPUT_VARIABLE hardening_check_help
         ERROR_VARIABLE hardening_check_help
-        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-        RESULT_VARIABLE hardening_check_help_result)
+        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
       set(hardening_check_arch_flags "")
-      if(hardening_check_help_result EQUAL 0)
-        # Control flow integrity (CET) is x86-only and branch protection
-        # (PAC/BTI) is arm64-only, so ignore whichever doesn't apply.
-        if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL aarch64 OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR
-                                                      STREQUAL arm64)
-          if(hardening_check_help MATCHES "nocfprotection")
-            list(APPEND hardening_check_arch_flags --nocfprotection)
-          endif()
-        else()
-          if(hardening_check_help MATCHES "nobranchprotection")
-            list(APPEND hardening_check_arch_flags --nobranchprotection)
-          endif()
+      # Control flow integrity (CET) is x86-only and branch protection (PAC/BTI)
+      # is arm64-only, so ignore whichever doesn't apply.
+      if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL aarch64 OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR
+                                                    STREQUAL arm64)
+        if(hardening_check_help MATCHES "nocfprotection")
+          list(APPEND hardening_check_arch_flags --nocfprotection)
+        endif()
+      else()
+        if(hardening_check_help MATCHES "nobranchprotection")
+          list(APPEND hardening_check_arch_flags --nobranchprotection)
         endif()
       endif()
       add_test(