diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tailcalls.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tailcalls.c
index b7b9f28e1c3d..28e30ad4a30e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tailcalls.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tailcalls.c
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ static void test_tailcall_3(void)
 
 	data_map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, "tailcall.bss");
 	if (CHECK_FAIL(!data_map || !bpf_map__is_internal(data_map)))
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	data_fd = bpf_map__fd(data_map);
-	if (CHECK_FAIL(map_fd < 0))
-		return;
+	if (CHECK_FAIL(data_fd < 0))
+		goto out;
 
 	i = 0;
 	err = bpf_map_lookup_elem(data_fd, &i, &val);
@@ -334,11 +334,11 @@ static void test_tailcall_4(void)
 
 	data_map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, "tailcall.bss");
 	if (CHECK_FAIL(!data_map || !bpf_map__is_internal(data_map)))
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	data_fd = bpf_map__fd(data_map);
-	if (CHECK_FAIL(map_fd < 0))
-		return;
+	if (CHECK_FAIL(data_fd < 0))
+		goto out;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bpf_map__def(prog_array)->max_entries; i++) {
 		snprintf(prog_name, sizeof(prog_name), "classifier/%i", i);
@@ -422,11 +422,11 @@ static void test_tailcall_5(void)
 
 	data_map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, "tailcall.bss");
 	if (CHECK_FAIL(!data_map || !bpf_map__is_internal(data_map)))
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	data_fd = bpf_map__fd(data_map);
-	if (CHECK_FAIL(map_fd < 0))
-		return;
+	if (CHECK_FAIL(data_fd < 0))
+		goto out;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bpf_map__def(prog_array)->max_entries; i++) {
 		snprintf(prog_name, sizeof(prog_name), "classifier/%i", i);
@@ -610,11 +610,11 @@ static void test_tailcall_bpf2bpf_2(void)
 
 	data_map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, "tailcall.bss");
 	if (CHECK_FAIL(!data_map || !bpf_map__is_internal(data_map)))
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	data_fd = bpf_map__fd(data_map);
-	if (CHECK_FAIL(map_fd < 0))
-		return;
+	if (CHECK_FAIL(data_fd < 0))
+		goto out;
 
 	i = 0;
 	err = bpf_map_lookup_elem(data_fd, &i, &val);
@@ -783,11 +783,11 @@ static void test_tailcall_bpf2bpf_4(bool noise)
 
 	data_map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, "tailcall.bss");
 	if (CHECK_FAIL(!data_map || !bpf_map__is_internal(data_map)))
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	data_fd = bpf_map__fd(data_map);
-	if (CHECK_FAIL(map_fd < 0))
-		return;
+	if (CHECK_FAIL(data_fd < 0))
+		goto out;
 
 	i = 0;
 	val.noise = noise;
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ static void test_tailcall_bpf2bpf_6(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(topts.retval, 0, "tailcall retval");
 
 	data_fd = bpf_map__fd(obj->maps.bss);
-	if (!ASSERT_GE(map_fd, 0, "bss map fd"))
+	if (!ASSERT_GE(data_fd, 0, "bss map fd"))
 		goto out;
 
 	i = 0;