diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
index 348d17cb2a84..ecbb7605a981 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
@@ -247,13 +247,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 * 2. We execute perf commands
 	 */
 	if (geteuid() != 0)
-		return ksft_exit_skip("Not running as root. Skipping...\n");
+		ksft_exit_skip("Not running as root. Skipping...\n");
 
 	if (!check_resctrlfs_support())
-		return ksft_exit_skip("resctrl FS does not exist. Enable X86_CPU_RESCTRL config option.\n");
+		ksft_exit_skip("resctrl FS does not exist. Enable X86_CPU_RESCTRL config option.\n");
 
 	if (umount_resctrlfs())
-		return ksft_exit_skip("resctrl FS unmount failed.\n");
+		ksft_exit_skip("resctrl FS unmount failed.\n");
 
 	filter_dmesg();