diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/safesetid/safesetid-test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/safesetid/safesetid-test.c
index 8f40c6ecdad1..0c4d50644c13 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/safesetid/safesetid-test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/safesetid/safesetid-test.c
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ static void test_setuid(uid_t child_uid, bool expect_success)
 	}
 
 	if (cpid == 0) {	    /* Code executed by child */
-		setuid(child_uid);
+		if (setuid(child_uid) < 0)
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		if (getuid() == child_uid)
 			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 		else
@@ -291,8 +292,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	// First test to make sure we can write userns mappings from a user
 	// that doesn't have any restrictions (as long as it has CAP_SETUID);
-	setuid(NO_POLICY_USER);
-	setgid(NO_POLICY_USER);
+	if (setuid(NO_POLICY_USER) < 0)
+		die("Error with set uid(%d)\n", NO_POLICY_USER);
+	if (setgid(NO_POLICY_USER) < 0)
+		die("Error with set gid(%d)\n", NO_POLICY_USER);
 
 	// Take away all but setid caps
 	drop_caps(true);
@@ -306,8 +309,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		die("test_userns failed when it should work\n");
 	}
 
-	setuid(RESTRICTED_PARENT);
-	setgid(RESTRICTED_PARENT);
+	if (setuid(RESTRICTED_PARENT) < 0)
+		die("Error with set uid(%d)\n", RESTRICTED_PARENT);
+	if (setgid(RESTRICTED_PARENT) < 0)
+		die("Error with set gid(%d)\n", RESTRICTED_PARENT);
 
 	test_setuid(ROOT_USER, false);
 	test_setuid(ALLOWED_CHILD1, true);