diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
index 0fc813235575de01020ae623c9d6b25ac06ba5dc..0ce1138f684140ab740b58bc9de88e4603b3a745 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
@@ -946,6 +946,7 @@ static void do_test_single(struct bpf_test *test, bool unpriv,
 	int run_errs, run_successes;
 	int map_fds[MAX_NR_MAPS];
 	const char *expected_err;
+	int saved_errno;
 	int fixup_skips;
 	__u32 pflags;
 	int i, err;
@@ -1007,6 +1008,7 @@ static void do_test_single(struct bpf_test *test, bool unpriv,
 	}
 
 	fd_prog = bpf_load_program_xattr(&attr, bpf_vlog, sizeof(bpf_vlog));
+	saved_errno = errno;
 
 	/* BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING requires more setup and
 	 * bpf_probe_prog_type won't give correct answer
@@ -1023,7 +1025,7 @@ static void do_test_single(struct bpf_test *test, bool unpriv,
 	if (expected_ret == ACCEPT || expected_ret == VERBOSE_ACCEPT) {
 		if (fd_prog < 0) {
 			printf("FAIL\nFailed to load prog '%s'!\n",
-			       strerror(errno));
+			       strerror(saved_errno));
 			goto fail_log;
 		}
 #ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS