diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_inq.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_inq.c
index 40f2a1b24763..8e8f6441ad8b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_inq.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_inq.c
@@ -581,8 +581,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		die_perror("pipe");
 
 	s = xfork();
-	if (s == 0)
-		return server(unixfds[1]);
+	if (s == 0) {
+		close(unixfds[0]);
+		ret = server(unixfds[1]);
+		close(unixfds[1]);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	close(unixfds[1]);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.c
index b44b6c9b0550..e9c359df9416 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.c
@@ -848,8 +848,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		die_perror("pipe");
 
 	s = xfork();
-	if (s == 0)
-		return server(pipefds[1]);
+	if (s == 0) {
+		close(pipefds[0]);
+		ret = server(pipefds[1]);
+		close(pipefds[1]);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	close(pipefds[1]);