diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr-test.c b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr-test.c
index a12dabbd5c33e116e18440c1dc5211f2f3437085..0dce0e248a42c7b7556b175052b554acc7e12a9b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr-test.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr-test.c
@@ -224,10 +224,12 @@ static __init int exercise_pageattr(void)
 
 	failed += print_split(&sc);
 
-	if (failed)
+	if (failed) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "CPA selftests NOT PASSED. Please report.\n");
-	else
+		WARN_ON(1);
+	} else {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "CPA selftests PASSED\n");
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }