diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_waitv.c b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_waitv.c
index 87645b63b0c6..4858d5faeecf 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_waitv.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_waitv.c
@@ -134,11 +134,12 @@ TEST(invalid_flag)
 	to.tv_sec++;
 
 	res = futex_waitv(waitv, NR_FUTEXES, 0, &to, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
-	if (res == EINVAL) {
-		EXPECT_TRUE(0) {
-			TH_LOG("futex_waitv private returned: %d %s",
-			      res ? errno : res, res ? strerror(errno) : "");
-		}
+
+	EXPECT_EQ(res, -1)
+		TH_LOG("futex_waitv returned unexpected result: %d", res);
+	if (res == -1) {
+		EXPECT_EQ(errno, EINVAL)
+			TH_LOG("futex_waitv returned unexpected errno: %d", errno);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -160,11 +161,12 @@ TEST(unaligned_address)
 	to.tv_sec++;
 
 	res = futex_waitv(waitv, NR_FUTEXES, 0, &to, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
-	if (res == EINVAL) {
-		EXPECT_TRUE(0) {
-			TH_LOG("futex_wake private returned: %d %s",
-			       res ? errno : res, res ? strerror(errno) : "");
-		}
+
+	EXPECT_EQ(res, -1)
+		TH_LOG("futex_waitv returned unexpected result: %d", res);
+	if (res == -1) {
+		EXPECT_EQ(errno, EINVAL)
+			TH_LOG("futex_waitv returned unexpected errno: %d", errno);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -185,11 +187,12 @@ TEST(null_address)
 	to.tv_sec++;
 
 	res = futex_waitv(waitv, NR_FUTEXES, 0, &to, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
-	if (res == EINVAL) {
-		EXPECT_TRUE(0) {
-			TH_LOG("futex_waitv private returned: %d %s",
-			       res ? errno : res, res ? strerror(errno) : "");
-		}
+
+	EXPECT_EQ(res, -1)
+		TH_LOG("futex_waitv returned unexpected result: %d", res);
+	if (res == -1) {
+		EXPECT_EQ(errno, EINVAL)
+			TH_LOG("futex_waitv returned unexpected errno: %d", errno);
 	}
 
 	/* Testing a NULL address for *waiters */
@@ -199,11 +202,12 @@ TEST(null_address)
 	to.tv_sec++;
 
 	res = futex_waitv(NULL, NR_FUTEXES, 0, &to, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
-	if (res == EINVAL) {
-		EXPECT_TRUE(0) {
-			TH_LOG("futex_waitv private returned: %d %s",
-			       res ? errno : res, res ? strerror(errno) : "");
-		}
+
+	EXPECT_EQ(res, -1)
+		TH_LOG("futex_waitv returned unexpected result: %d", res);
+	if (res == -1) {
+		EXPECT_EQ(errno, EINVAL)
+			TH_LOG("futex_waitv returned unexpected errno: %d", errno);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -222,11 +226,12 @@ TEST(invalid_clockid)
 	to.tv_sec++;
 
 	res = futex_waitv(NULL, NR_FUTEXES, 0, &to, CLOCK_TAI);
-	if (res == EINVAL) {
-		EXPECT_TRUE(0) {
-			TH_LOG("futex_waitv private returned: %d %s",
-				      res ? errno : res, res ? strerror(errno) : "");
-		}
+
+	EXPECT_EQ(res, -1)
+		TH_LOG("futex_waitv returned unexpected result: %d", res);
+	if (res == -1) {
+		EXPECT_EQ(errno, EINVAL)
+			TH_LOG("futex_waitv returned unexpected errno: %d", errno);
 	}
 }