diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
index 36da6136af96..c38f2d58df92 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 	do {					\
 		perror(err_msg);		\
 		kill(ppid, SIGKILL);		\
+		umount_resctrlfs();		\
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);		\
 	} while (0)