@@ -198,7 +198,12 @@ func (s *DockerDaemonSuite) TestDaemonRestartWithInvalidBasesize(c *check.C) {

 	if newBasesizeBytes < oldBasesizeBytes {

 		err := s.d.RestartWithError("--storage-opt", fmt.Sprintf("dm.basesize=%d", newBasesizeBytes))

-		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil, check.Commentf("daemon should not have started as new base device size is less than existing base device size: %v", err))

+		c.Assert(err, check.NotNil, check.Commentf("daemon should not have started as new base device size is less than existing base device size: %v", err))

+		// 'err != nil' is expected behaviour, no new daemon started,

+		// so no need to stop daemon.

+		if err != nil {

+			return

+		}

 	}

 	s.d.Stop(c)

 }