diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/hmm-tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/hmm-tests.c
index 77fb4c5d871b..7a4daadfb0c8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/hmm-tests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/hmm-tests.c
@@ -2738,7 +2738,7 @@ static inline int run_migration_benchmark(int fd, int use_thp, size_t buffer_siz
 	buffer->ptr = mmap(NULL, buffer_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
 			  MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
 
-	if (!buffer->ptr)
+	if (buffer->ptr == MAP_FAILED)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* Apply THP hint if requested */