diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
index 436c4c72414f4b3720be09fc00c88ccea564b1e3..9e03a4c356a496e3f57d18058254df464c206278 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ static void test_hashmap_sizes(int task, void *data)
 			fd = bpf_create_map(BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH, i, j,
 					    2, map_flags);
 			if (fd < 0) {
+				if (errno == ENOMEM)
+					return;
 				printf("Failed to create hashmap key=%d value=%d '%s'\n",
 				       i, j, strerror(errno));
 				exit(1);