diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_setns_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_setns_test.c
index 6e2f2cd400ca..47746b0c6acd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_setns_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_setns_test.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(current_nsset)
 	/* Create task that exits right away. */
 	self->child_pid_exited = create_child(&self->child_pidfd_exited,
 					      CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET);
-	EXPECT_GT(self->child_pid_exited, 0);
+	EXPECT_GE(self->child_pid_exited, 0);
 
 	if (self->child_pid_exited == 0)
 		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);