diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/map_kptr.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/map_kptr.c
index fdcea7a61491..0d66b1524208 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/map_kptr.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/map_kptr.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static void test_map_kptr_success(bool test_run)
 	ASSERT_OK(opts.retval, "test_map_kptr_ref2 retval");
 
 	if (test_run)
-		return;
+		goto exit;
 
 	ret = bpf_map__update_elem(skel->maps.array_map,
 				   &key, sizeof(key), buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ static void test_map_kptr_success(bool test_run)
 	ret = bpf_map__delete_elem(skel->maps.lru_hash_map, &key, sizeof(key), 0);
 	ASSERT_OK(ret, "lru_hash_map delete");
 
+exit:
 	map_kptr__destroy(skel);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tracing_struct.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tracing_struct.c
index d5022b91d1e4..48dc9472e160 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tracing_struct.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tracing_struct.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static void test_fentry(void)
 
 	err = tracing_struct__attach(skel);
 	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "tracing_struct__attach"))
-		return;
+		goto destroy_skel;
 
 	ASSERT_OK(trigger_module_test_read(256), "trigger_read");
 
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static void test_fentry(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(skel->bss->t5_ret, 1, "t5 ret");
 
 	tracing_struct__detach(skel);
+destroy_skel:
 	tracing_struct__destroy(skel);
 }