diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c
index 146132fa986d..538d35a6485a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int mbm_setup(int num, ...)
 
 	/* Run NUM_OF_RUNS times */
 	if (p->num_of_runs >= NUM_OF_RUNS)
-		return -1;
+		return END_OF_TESTS;
 
 	/* Set up shemata with 100% allocation on the first run. */
 	if (p->num_of_runs == 0)