diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/mrelease_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/mrelease_test.c
index 64e8d00ae944..a5124c9e9f43 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/mrelease_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/mrelease_test.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ int main(void)
 		 * Retry until we succeed or reach MAX_SIZE_MB.
 		 */
 		if (errno == ESRCH) {
-			retry = (size <= MAX_SIZE_MB);
+			retry = (size < MAX_SIZE_MB);
 		} else {
 			waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
 			ksft_exit_fail_msg("process_mrelease: %s\n", strerror(errno));