diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/setget_sockopt.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/setget_sockopt.c
index e12255121c15..e4dac529d424 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/setget_sockopt.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/setget_sockopt.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void test_nonstandard_opt(int family)
 void test_setget_sockopt(void)
 {
 	cg_fd = test__join_cgroup(CG_NAME);
-	if (cg_fd < 0)
+	if (!ASSERT_OK_FD(cg_fd, "join cgroup"))
 		return;
 
 	if (create_netns())