diff --git a/utils/exfatprogs/test-version.sh b/utils/exfatprogs/test-version.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# fsck.exfat and mkfs.exfat print the version but exit non-zero when called
+# with -V (FSCK_EXIT_SYNTAX_ERROR / EXIT_FAILURE), so the generic per-file
+# version check skips their output.  Check the version here instead.
+case "$1" in
+exfat-fsck)
+	fsck.exfat -V 2>&1 | grep -qF "$2"
+	;;
+exfat-mkfs)
+	mkfs.exfat -V 2>&1 | grep -qF "$2"
+	;;
+*)
+	exit 0
+	;;
+esac