diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index 126c6727a6b0..49805fd16fdf 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int kvm_check_cap(long cap)
 		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
 
 	ret = ioctl(kvm_fd, KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION, cap);
-	TEST_ASSERT(ret != -1, "KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION IOCTL failed,\n"
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret >= 0, "KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION IOCTL failed,\n"
 		"  rc: %i errno: %i", ret, errno);
 
 	close(kvm_fd);