diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
index 7ba94efb24fd..18dad07ae16b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ void change_syscall(struct __test_metadata *_metadata,
 	iov.iov_len = sizeof(regs);
 	ret = ptrace(PTRACE_GETREGSET, tracee, NT_PRSTATUS, &iov);
 #endif
-	EXPECT_EQ(0, ret);
+	EXPECT_EQ(0, ret) {}
 
 #if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__powerpc__) || \
     defined(__s390__) || defined(__hppa__)