diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/userfaultfd.c b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/userfaultfd.c
index 9354a5e0321c..990f7aecf4a3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/userfaultfd.c
@@ -1417,7 +1417,6 @@ static void userfaultfd_pagemap_test(unsigned int test_pgsize)
 static int userfaultfd_stress(void)
 {
 	void *area;
-	char *tmp_area;
 	unsigned long nr;
 	struct uffdio_register uffdio_register;
 	struct uffd_stats uffd_stats[nr_cpus];
@@ -1528,13 +1527,9 @@ static int userfaultfd_stress(void)
 					    count_verify[nr], nr);
 
 		/* prepare next bounce */
-		tmp_area = area_src;
-		area_src = area_dst;
-		area_dst = tmp_area;
+		swap(area_src, area_dst);
 
-		tmp_area = area_src_alias;
-		area_src_alias = area_dst_alias;
-		area_dst_alias = tmp_area;
+		swap(area_src_alias, area_dst_alias);
 
 		uffd_stats_report(uffd_stats, nr_cpus);
 	}