diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/global_data_init.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/global_data_init.c
index 3bdaa5a..ee46b11 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/global_data_init.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/global_data_init.c
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ void test_global_data_init(void)
 	size_t sz;
 
 	obj = bpf_object__open_file(file, NULL);
-	if (CHECK_FAIL(!obj))
+	err = libbpf_get_error(obj);
+	if (CHECK_FAIL(err))
 		return;
 
 	map = bpf_object__find_map_by_name(obj, "test_glo.rodata");