diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c
index 41bd85559d4b01aa8ee0e89615ece47c4115b0d0..f87d970a485c48b7d10e304e911fd3699c41bb35 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
+#include "../kselftest.h"
+
 #define DELAY 2
 #define USECS_PER_SEC 1000000
 
@@ -194,16 +196,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	printf("based timers if other threads run on the CPU...\n");
 
 	if (check_itimer(ITIMER_VIRTUAL) < 0)
-		return -1;
+		return ksft_exit_fail();
 
 	if (check_itimer(ITIMER_PROF) < 0)
-		return -1;
+		return ksft_exit_fail();
 
 	if (check_itimer(ITIMER_REAL) < 0)
-		return -1;
+		return ksft_exit_fail();
 
 	if (check_timer_create(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID) < 0)
-		return -1;
+		return ksft_exit_fail();
 
 	/*
 	 * It's unfortunately hard to reliably test a timer expiration
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 * find a better solution.
 	 */
 	if (check_timer_create(CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID) < 0)
-		return -1;
+		return ksft_exit_fail();
 
-	return 0;
+	return ksft_exit_pass();
 }