diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sockmap.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sockmap.c
index 0c7d9e556b47d0a8129586a634a423e4ad1af067..a7fc91bb9119ce4001656a6507969d851f135b82 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sockmap.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_sockmap.c
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ static int msg_loop_sendpage(int fd, int iov_length, int cnt,
 	int i, fp;
 
 	file = fopen(".sendpage_tst.tmp", "w+");
+	if (!file) {
+		perror("create file for sendpage");
+		return 1;
+	}
 	for (i = 0; i < iov_length * cnt; i++, k++)
 		fwrite(&k, sizeof(char), 1, file);
 	fflush(file);
@@ -255,6 +259,11 @@ static int msg_loop_sendpage(int fd, int iov_length, int cnt,
 	fclose(file);
 
 	fp = open(".sendpage_tst.tmp", O_RDONLY);
+	if (fp < 0) {
+		perror("reopen file for sendpage");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &s->start);
 	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
 		int sent = sendfile(fd, fp, NULL, iov_length);