diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/rtctest.c b/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/rtctest.c
index e20b017e70731c13a8128dbf8396ddfb2f861958..dea4e3d6d9e188c7321102326b30572582ddd709 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/rtctest.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/rtctest.c
@@ -145,15 +145,12 @@ TEST_F(rtc, alarm_alm_set) {
 
 	rc = select(self->fd + 1, &readfds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, rc);
-	EXPECT_NE(0, rc);
+	ASSERT_NE(0, rc);
 
 	/* Disable alarm interrupts */
 	rc = ioctl(self->fd, RTC_AIE_OFF, 0);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, rc);
 
-	if (rc == 0)
-		return;
-
 	rc = read(self->fd, &data, sizeof(unsigned long));
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, rc);
 	TH_LOG("data: %lx", data);
@@ -202,7 +199,7 @@ TEST_F(rtc, alarm_wkalm_set) {
 
 	rc = select(self->fd + 1, &readfds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, rc);
-	EXPECT_NE(0, rc);
+	ASSERT_NE(0, rc);
 
 	rc = read(self->fd, &data, sizeof(unsigned long));
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, rc);