diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
index 54fa5fa688ce92d2096e028ac534ab4b099ddec8..da70a4f72f547a0ded1513d65e58191571e5522f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
@@ -687,5 +687,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	free_str_set(&env.subtest_selector.whitelist);
 	free(env.subtest_selector.num_set);
 
+	if (env.succ_cnt + env.fail_cnt + env.skip_cnt == 0)
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+
 	return env.fail_cnt ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }