diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
index 48bbe8e0ce48..4369bc46bf9c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ int extract_build_id(char *build_id, size_t size)
 
 	if (getline(&line, &len, fp) == -1)
 		goto err;
-	fclose(fp);
+	pclose(fp);
 
 	if (len > size)
 		len = size;
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ int extract_build_id(char *build_id, size_t size)
 	free(line);
 	return 0;
 err:
-	fclose(fp);
+	pclose(fp);
 	return -1;
 }