diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nsfs/pidns.c b/tools/testing/selftests/nsfs/pidns.c
index 1182d4e437a2c1..e0d86e1668c018 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nsfs/pidns.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nsfs/pidns.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			return pr_err("NS_GET_PARENT returned a wrong namespace");
 
 		if (ioctl(pns, NS_GET_PARENT) >= 0 || errno != EPERM)
-			return pr_err("Don't get EPERM");;
+			return pr_err("Don't get EPERM");
 	}
 
 	kill(pid, SIGKILL);