diff --git a/src/base/test/task_test_util.h b/src/base/test/task_test_util.h
index dd9d95b1552..045b674b953 100644
--- a/src/base/test/task_test_util.h
+++ b/src/base/test/task_test_util.h
@@ -394,6 +394,18 @@ static inline unsigned long long int task_util_retry_count() {
         setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &current_core_limit);                           \
     } while (false)
 
+#define TASK_UTIL_EXPECT_EXIT(statement, type, regex)                          \
+    do {                                                                       \
+        rlimit current_core_limit;                                             \
+        getrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &current_core_limit);                           \
+        rlimit new_core_limit;                                                 \
+        new_core_limit.rlim_cur = 0;                                           \
+        new_core_limit.rlim_max = 0;                                           \
+        setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &new_core_limit);                               \
+        EXPECT_EXIT(statement, type, regex);                                   \
+        setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &current_core_limit);                           \
+    } while (false)
+
 
 #define TASK_UTIL_ASSERT_EQ(expected, actual)                                  \
     do {                                                                       \
diff --git a/src/io/test/event_manager_test.cc b/src/io/test/event_manager_test.cc
index 3018e45972a..49efc539177 100644
--- a/src/io/test/event_manager_test.cc
+++ b/src/io/test/event_manager_test.cc
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ typedef EventManagerTest EventManagerDeathTest;
 
 TEST_F(EventManagerDeathTest, Poll) {
     usleep(10000);
-    EXPECT_EXIT(evm_.Poll(),
-        ::testing::KilledBySignal(SIGABRT), ".*Poll.*");
+    TASK_UTIL_EXPECT_EXIT(evm_.Poll(), ::testing::KilledBySignal(SIGABRT),
+                          ".*Poll.*");
 }
 
 TEST_F(EventManagerDeathTest, RunOnce) {
     usleep(10000);
-    EXPECT_EXIT(evm_.RunOnce(),
-        ::testing::KilledBySignal(SIGABRT), ".*RunOnce.*");
+    TASK_UTIL_EXPECT_EXIT(evm_.RunOnce(), ::testing::KilledBySignal(SIGABRT),
+                          ".*RunOnce.*");
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {