diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
index 8b641c306f26330899fdd57d4d0554cbc06ccc16..5b52985cb60e692f2f5cac77934929feb49161af 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ void test_core_reloc(void)
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		if (!ASSERT_FALSE(test_case->fails, "obj_load_should_fail"))
+		if (!ASSERT_EQ(test_case->fails, false, "obj_load_should_fail"))
 			goto cleanup;
 
 		equal = memcmp(data->out, test_case->output,