diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c
index 84d59419e4eb..a6d8aa8c2a9a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_listen.c
@@ -894,6 +894,8 @@ static void redir_partial(int family, int sotype, int sock_map, int parser_map)
 		goto close;
 
 	n = xsend(c1, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
+	if (n == -1)
+		goto close;
 	if (n < sizeof(buf))
 		FAIL("incomplete write");