diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.h
index 8477df8359793802f2ee14e8f035b0773ba35953..de1fdaa4e7b4309b4c832642b34ff0770c6dee4d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ extern struct ipv6_packet pkt_v6;
 
 #define _CHECK(condition, tag, duration, format...) ({			\
 	int __ret = !!(condition);					\
+	int __save_errno = errno;					\
 	if (__ret) {							\
 		test__fail();						\
 		printf("%s:FAIL:%s ", __func__, tag);			\
@@ -108,15 +109,18 @@ extern struct ipv6_packet pkt_v6;
 		printf("%s:PASS:%s %d nsec\n",				\
 		       __func__, tag, duration);			\
 	}								\
+	errno = __save_errno;						\
 	__ret;								\
 })
 
 #define CHECK_FAIL(condition) ({					\
 	int __ret = !!(condition);					\
+	int __save_errno = errno;					\
 	if (__ret) {							\
 		test__fail();						\
 		printf("%s:FAIL:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);		\
 	}								\
+	errno = __save_errno;						\
 	__ret;								\
 })