diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
index 7e632b465ab4..e67395f08cd9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
@@ -2985,11 +2985,11 @@ TEST(get_metadata)
 		};
 
 		/* one with log, one without */
-		ASSERT_EQ(0, seccomp(SECCOMP_SET_MODE_FILTER,
+		EXPECT_EQ(0, seccomp(SECCOMP_SET_MODE_FILTER,
 				     SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_LOG, &prog));
-		ASSERT_EQ(0, seccomp(SECCOMP_SET_MODE_FILTER, 0, &prog));
+		EXPECT_EQ(0, seccomp(SECCOMP_SET_MODE_FILTER, 0, &prog));
 
-		ASSERT_EQ(0, close(pipefd[0]));
+		EXPECT_EQ(0, close(pipefd[0]));
 		ASSERT_EQ(1, write(pipefd[1], "1", 1));
 		ASSERT_EQ(0, close(pipefd[1]));