diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockopt_inherit.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockopt_inherit.c
index 6cbeea7b4bf1..8547ecbdc61f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockopt_inherit.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockopt_inherit.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static void run_test(int cgroup_fd)
 
 	if (CHECK_FAIL(pthread_create(&tid, NULL, server_thread,
 				      (void *)&server_fd)))
-		goto close_bpf_object;
+		goto close_server_fd;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&server_started_mtx);
 	pthread_cond_wait(&server_started, &server_started_mtx);