diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c
index 7defb32ad0de..2a5d43f3c142 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ static int mba_setup(int num, ...)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void show_mba_info(unsigned long *bw_imc, unsigned long *bw_resc)
+static bool show_mba_info(unsigned long *bw_imc, unsigned long *bw_resc)
 {
 	int allocation, runs;
-	bool failed = false;
+	bool ret = false;
 
 	ksft_print_msg("Results are displayed in (MB)\n");
 	/* Memory bandwidth from 100% down to 10% */
@@ -95,13 +95,15 @@ static void show_mba_info(unsigned long *bw_imc, unsigned long *bw_resc)
 		ksft_print_msg("avg_bw_imc: %lu\n", avg_bw_imc);
 		ksft_print_msg("avg_bw_resc: %lu\n", avg_bw_resc);
 		if (avg_diff_per > MAX_DIFF_PERCENT)
-			failed = true;
+			ret = true;
 	}
 
 	ksft_print_msg("%s Check schemata change using MBA\n",
-		       failed ? "Fail:" : "Pass:");
-	if (failed)
+		       ret ? "Fail:" : "Pass:");
+	if (ret)
 		ksft_print_msg("At least one test failed\n");
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int check_results(void)
@@ -137,9 +139,7 @@ static int check_results(void)
 
 	fclose(fp);
 
-	show_mba_info(bw_imc, bw_resc);
-
-	return 0;
+	return show_mba_info(bw_imc, bw_resc);
 }
 
 void mba_test_cleanup(void)