pass if score equals fail_under

3 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 52aa04b5a..5ed2fa9ae 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Release date: Undefined
 ..
   Put bug fixes that will be cherry-picked to latest major version here
 
+* Run will not fail if score exactly equals ``config.fail_under`.
+
 * Functions that never returns may declare ``NoReturn`` as type hints, so that
   ``inconsistent-return-statements`` is not emitted.
 
diff --git a/pylint/lint/run.py b/pylint/lint/run.py
index 82ea51a09..825d0d7f6 100644
--- a/pylint/lint/run.py
+++ b/pylint/lint/run.py
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ group are mutually exclusive.",
             if linter.config.exit_zero:
                 sys.exit(0)
             else:
-                if score_value and score_value > linter.config.fail_under:
+                if score_value and score_value >= linter.config.fail_under:
                     sys.exit(0)
                 sys.exit(self.linter.msg_status)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_self.py b/tests/test_self.py
index a6d4ed442..1a8acc969 100644
--- a/tests/test_self.py
+++ b/tests/test_self.py
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ class TestRunTC:
                 "--enable=all",
                 join(HERE, "regrtest_data", "fail_under_plus6.py"),
             ],
-            code=0,
+            code=16,
         )
         self._runtest(
             [