diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c
index a6eb9681791a..29cdbb836735 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c
@@ -4385,7 +4385,8 @@ TEST_F_FORK(layout1, named_unix_domain_socket_ioctl)
 	/* FIONREAD and other IOCTLs should not be forbidden. */
 	EXPECT_EQ(0, test_fionread_ioctl(cli_fd));
 
-	ASSERT_EQ(0, close(cli_fd));
+	EXPECT_EQ(0, close(cli_fd));
+	EXPECT_EQ(0, close(srv_fd));
 }
 
 /* clang-format off */