diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/clone3/clone3_clear_sighand.c b/tools/testing/selftests/clone3/clone3_clear_sighand.c
index 54a8b2445be9..ce0426786828 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/clone3/clone3_clear_sighand.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/clone3/clone3_clear_sighand.c
@@ -120,5 +120,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	test_clone3_clear_sighand();
 
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/clone3/clone3_set_tid.c b/tools/testing/selftests/clone3/clone3_set_tid.c
index fbf813a5a06f..bfb0da2b4fdd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/clone3/clone3_set_tid.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/clone3/clone3_set_tid.c
@@ -412,5 +412,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 out:
 	ret = 0;
 
-	return !ret ? ksft_exit_pass() : ksft_exit_fail();
+	if (ret)
+		ksft_exit_fail();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c b/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c
index 656c43c24044..c75ea4094870 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c
@@ -198,13 +198,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct msgque_data msgque;
 
 	if (getuid() != 0)
-		return ksft_exit_skip(
-				"Please run the test as root - Exiting.\n");
+		ksft_exit_skip("Please run the test as root - Exiting.\n");
 
 	msgque.key = ftok(argv[0], 822155650);
 	if (msgque.key == -1) {
 		printf("Can't make key: %d\n", -errno);
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 	}
 
 	msgque.msq_id = msgget(msgque.key, IPC_CREAT | IPC_EXCL | 0666);
@@ -243,13 +242,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		printf("Failed to test queue: %d\n", err);
 		goto err_out;
 	}
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 
 err_destroy:
 	if (msgctl(msgque.msq_id, IPC_RMID, NULL)) {
 		printf("Failed to destroy queue: %d\n", -errno);
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 	}
 err_out:
-	return ksft_exit_fail();
+	ksft_exit_fail();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest.h
index 9bb1664bcf95..f4221691a7da 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest.h
@@ -327,13 +327,13 @@ void ksft_test_result_code(int exit_code, const char *test_name,
 		break;						\
 	} } while (0)
 
-static inline __noreturn int ksft_exit_pass(void)
+static inline __noreturn void ksft_exit_pass(void)
 {
 	ksft_print_cnts();
 	exit(KSFT_PASS);
 }
 
-static inline __noreturn int ksft_exit_fail(void)
+static inline __noreturn void ksft_exit_fail(void)
 {
 	ksft_print_cnts();
 	exit(KSFT_FAIL);
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static inline __noreturn int ksft_exit_fail(void)
 		  ksft_cnt.ksft_xfail +	\
 		  ksft_cnt.ksft_xskip)
 
-static inline __noreturn __printf(1, 2) int ksft_exit_fail_msg(const char *msg, ...)
+static inline __noreturn __printf(1, 2) void ksft_exit_fail_msg(const char *msg, ...)
 {
 	int saved_errno = errno;
 	va_list args;
@@ -388,19 +388,19 @@ static inline __noreturn void ksft_exit_fail_perror(const char *msg)
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline __noreturn int ksft_exit_xfail(void)
+static inline __noreturn void ksft_exit_xfail(void)
 {
 	ksft_print_cnts();
 	exit(KSFT_XFAIL);
 }
 
-static inline __noreturn int ksft_exit_xpass(void)
+static inline __noreturn void ksft_exit_xpass(void)
 {
 	ksft_print_cnts();
 	exit(KSFT_XPASS);
 }
 
-static inline __noreturn __printf(1, 2) int ksft_exit_skip(const char *msg, ...)
+static inline __noreturn __printf(1, 2) void ksft_exit_skip(const char *msg, ...)
 {
 	int saved_errno = errno;
 	va_list args;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/membarrier/membarrier_test_multi_thread.c b/tools/testing/selftests/membarrier/membarrier_test_multi_thread.c
index a9cc17facfb3..4e14dba81234 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/membarrier/membarrier_test_multi_thread.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/membarrier/membarrier_test_multi_thread.c
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* Multi-threaded */
 	test_mt_membarrier();
 
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/membarrier/membarrier_test_single_thread.c b/tools/testing/selftests/membarrier/membarrier_test_single_thread.c
index 4cdc8b1d124c..fa3f1d6c37a0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/membarrier/membarrier_test_single_thread.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/membarrier/membarrier_test_single_thread.c
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	test_membarrier_get_registrations(/*cmd=*/0);
 
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/compaction_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/compaction_test.c
index 533999b6c284..4f42eb7d7636 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/compaction_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/compaction_test.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	ksft_print_header();
 
 	if (prereq() || geteuid())
-		return ksft_exit_skip("Prerequisites unsatisfied\n");
+		ksft_exit_skip("Prerequisites unsatisfied\n");
 
 	ksft_set_plan(1);
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (check_compaction(mem_free, hugepage_size) == 0)
-		return ksft_exit_pass();
+		ksft_exit_pass();
 
-	return ksft_exit_fail();
+	ksft_exit_fail();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/cow.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/cow.c
index 363bf5f801be..fe078d6e1806 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/cow.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/cow.c
@@ -1779,5 +1779,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (err)
 		ksft_exit_fail_msg("%d out of %d tests failed\n",
 				   err, ksft_test_num());
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/gup_longterm.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/gup_longterm.c
index ad168d35b23b..d7eaca5bbe9b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/gup_longterm.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/gup_longterm.c
@@ -456,5 +456,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (err)
 		ksft_exit_fail_msg("%d out of %d tests failed\n",
 				   err, ksft_test_num());
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/gup_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/gup_test.c
index 18a49c70d4c6..bd335cf9bc0e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/gup_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/gup_test.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			break;
 		}
 		ksft_test_result_skip("Please run this test as root\n");
-		return ksft_exit_pass();
+		ksft_exit_pass();
 	}
 
 	p = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, flags, filed, 0);
@@ -267,5 +267,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	free(tid);
 
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/ksm_functional_tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/ksm_functional_tests.c
index d615767e396b..508287560c45 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/ksm_functional_tests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/ksm_functional_tests.c
@@ -646,5 +646,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (err)
 		ksft_exit_fail_msg("%d out of %d tests failed\n",
 				   err, ksft_test_num());
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/madv_populate.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/madv_populate.c
index 17bcb07f19f3..ef7d911da13e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/madv_populate.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/madv_populate.c
@@ -307,5 +307,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (err)
 		ksft_exit_fail_msg("%d out of %d tests failed\n",
 				   err, ksft_test_num());
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/mkdirty.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/mkdirty.c
index 301abb99e027..b8a7efe9204e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/mkdirty.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/mkdirty.c
@@ -375,5 +375,5 @@ int main(void)
 	if (err)
 		ksft_exit_fail_msg("%d out of %d tests failed\n",
 				   err, ksft_test_num());
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/pagemap_ioctl.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/pagemap_ioctl.c
index d59517ed3d48..2d785aca72a5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/pagemap_ioctl.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/pagemap_ioctl.c
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	ksft_print_header();
 
 	if (init_uffd())
-		return ksft_exit_pass();
+		ksft_exit_pass();
 
 	ksft_set_plan(115);
 
@@ -1660,5 +1660,5 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	userfaultfd_tests();
 
 	close(pagemap_fd);
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/soft-dirty.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/soft-dirty.c
index 7dbfa53d93a0..d9dbf879748b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/soft-dirty.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/soft-dirty.c
@@ -209,5 +209,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	close(pagemap_fd);
 
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_fdinfo_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_fdinfo_test.c
index 01cc37bf611c..f062a986e382 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_fdinfo_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_fdinfo_test.c
@@ -307,5 +307,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	test_pidfd_fdinfo_nspid();
 	test_pidfd_dead_fdinfo();
 
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_open_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_open_test.c
index 8a59438ccc78..c62564c264b1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_open_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_open_test.c
@@ -159,5 +159,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (pidfd >= 0)
 		close(pidfd);
 
-	return !ret ? ksft_exit_pass() : ksft_exit_fail();
+	if (ret)
+		ksft_exit_fail();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_poll_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_poll_test.c
index 610811275357..55d74a50358f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_poll_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_poll_test.c
@@ -112,5 +112,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	ksft_test_result_pass("pidfd poll test: pass\n");
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_test.c
index c081ae91313a..9faa686f90e4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_test.c
@@ -572,5 +572,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	test_pidfd_send_signal_exited_fail();
 	test_pidfd_send_signal_recycled_pid_fail();
 
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
index 348d17cb2a84..ecbb7605a981 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
@@ -247,13 +247,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 * 2. We execute perf commands
 	 */
 	if (geteuid() != 0)
-		return ksft_exit_skip("Not running as root. Skipping...\n");
+		ksft_exit_skip("Not running as root. Skipping...\n");
 
 	if (!check_resctrlfs_support())
-		return ksft_exit_skip("resctrl FS does not exist. Enable X86_CPU_RESCTRL config option.\n");
+		ksft_exit_skip("resctrl FS does not exist. Enable X86_CPU_RESCTRL config option.\n");
 
 	if (umount_resctrlfs())
-		return ksft_exit_skip("resctrl FS unmount failed.\n");
+		ksft_exit_skip("resctrl FS unmount failed.\n");
 
 	filter_dmesg();
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sync/sync_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/sync/sync_test.c
index 414a617db993..93db5aa246a3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/sync/sync_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sync/sync_test.c
@@ -109,6 +109,5 @@ int main(void)
 		ksft_exit_fail_msg("%d out of %d sync tests failed\n",
 					err, ksft_test_num());
 
-	/* need this return to keep gcc happy */
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/adjtick.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/adjtick.c
index 47e05fdc32c5..205b76a4abb4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/adjtick.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/adjtick.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	adjtimex(&tx1);
 
 	if (err)
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/alarmtimer-suspend.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/alarmtimer-suspend.c
index 4332b494103d..ad52e608b88e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/alarmtimer-suspend.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/alarmtimer-suspend.c
@@ -173,6 +173,6 @@ int main(void)
 		timer_delete(tm1);
 	}
 	if (final_ret)
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/change_skew.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/change_skew.c
index 992a77f2a74c..4421cd562c24 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/change_skew.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/change_skew.c
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (ret) {
 		printf("[FAIL]");
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 	}
 	printf("[OK]");
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/freq-step.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/freq-step.c
index 4b76450d78d1..73b636f89fdc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/freq-step.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/freq-step.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	set_frequency(0.0);
 
 	if (fails)
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/leap-a-day.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/leap-a-day.c
index 23eb398c8140..986abbdb1521 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/leap-a-day.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/leap-a-day.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			printf("Error: Problem setting STA_INS/STA_DEL!: %s\n",
 							time_state_str(ret));
-			return ksft_exit_fail();
+			ksft_exit_fail();
 		}
 
 		/* Validate STA_INS was set */
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (tx.status != STA_INS && tx.status != STA_DEL) {
 			printf("Error: STA_INS/STA_DEL not set!: %s\n",
 							time_state_str(ret));
-			return ksft_exit_fail();
+			ksft_exit_fail();
 		}
 
 		if (tai_time) {
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		se.sigev_value.sival_int = 0;
 		if (timer_create(CLOCK_REALTIME, &se, &tm1) == -1) {
 			printf("Error: timer_create failed\n");
-			return ksft_exit_fail();
+			ksft_exit_fail();
 		}
 		its1.it_value.tv_sec = next_leap;
 		its1.it_value.tv_nsec = 0;
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (error_found) {
 			printf("Errors observed\n");
 			clear_time_state();
-			return ksft_exit_fail();
+			ksft_exit_fail();
 		}
 		printf("\n");
 		if ((iterations != -1) && !(--iterations))
@@ -374,5 +374,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	clear_time_state();
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/leapcrash.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/leapcrash.c
index f70802c5dd0d..8fd065eec904 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/leapcrash.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/leapcrash.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int main(void)
 		tv.tv_usec = 0;
 		if (settimeofday(&tv, NULL)) {
 			printf("Error: You're likely not running with proper (ie: root) permissions\n");
-			return ksft_exit_fail();
+			ksft_exit_fail();
 		}
 		tx.modes = 0;
 		adjtimex(&tx);
@@ -104,5 +104,5 @@ int main(void)
 		fflush(stdout);
 	}
 	printf("[OK]\n");
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/mqueue-lat.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/mqueue-lat.c
index 7916cf5cc6ff..f3179a605bba 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/mqueue-lat.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/mqueue-lat.c
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	ret = mqueue_lat_test();
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		printf("[FAILED]\n");
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 	}
 	printf("[OK]\n");
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c
index c001dd79179d..07c81c0093c0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c
@@ -260,16 +260,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	ksft_print_msg("based timers if other threads run on the CPU...\n");
 
 	if (check_itimer(ITIMER_VIRTUAL) < 0)
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 
 	if (check_itimer(ITIMER_PROF) < 0)
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 
 	if (check_itimer(ITIMER_REAL) < 0)
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 
 	if (check_timer_create(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID) < 0)
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 
 	/*
 	 * It's unfortunately hard to reliably test a timer expiration
@@ -281,10 +281,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 * find a better solution.
 	 */
 	if (check_timer_create(CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID) < 0)
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 
 	if (check_timer_distribution() < 0)
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 
 	ksft_finished();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/raw_skew.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/raw_skew.c
index 6eba203f9da7..030143eb09b4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/raw_skew.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/raw_skew.c
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (tx1.offset || tx2.offset ||
 		    tx1.freq != tx2.freq || tx1.tick != tx2.tick) {
 			printf("	[SKIP]\n");
-			return ksft_exit_skip("The clock was adjusted externally. Shutdown NTPd or other time sync daemons\n");
+			ksft_exit_skip("The clock was adjusted externally. Shutdown NTPd or other time sync daemons\n");
 		}
 		printf("	[FAILED]\n");
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 	}
 	printf("	[OK]\n");
-	return  ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-2038.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-2038.c
index 688cfd81b531..f7d978721b9e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-2038.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-2038.c
@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* restore clock */
 	settime(start);
 	if (ret)
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-tai.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-tai.c
index 8c4179ee2ca2..5b67462efcd6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-tai.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-tai.c
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		ret = get_tai();
 		if (ret != i) {
 			printf("[FAILED] expected: %i got %i\n", i, ret);
-			return ksft_exit_fail();
+			ksft_exit_fail();
 		}
 	}
 	printf("[OK]\n");
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c
index 50da45437daa..7ce240c89b21 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c
@@ -278,6 +278,6 @@ int main(void)
 		ret |= do_timer_oneshot(clock_id, 0);
 	}
 	if (ret)
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-tz.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-tz.c
index 62bd33eb16f0..20daaf1782b7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-tz.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-tz.c
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	printf("[OK]\n");
 
 	set_tz(min, dst);
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 
 err:
 	set_tz(min, dst);
-	return ksft_exit_fail();
+	ksft_exit_fail();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/skew_consistency.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/skew_consistency.c
index 63913f75b384..c8e6bffe4e0a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/skew_consistency.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/skew_consistency.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (ret) {
 		printf("[FAILED]\n");
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 	}
 	printf("[OK]\n");
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/threadtest.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/threadtest.c
index 80aed4bf06fb..76b38e41d9c7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/threadtest.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/threadtest.c
@@ -189,5 +189,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* die */
 	if (ret)
 		ksft_exit_fail();
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/valid-adjtimex.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/valid-adjtimex.c
index d13ebde20322..d500884801d8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/valid-adjtimex.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/valid-adjtimex.c
@@ -320,10 +320,10 @@ int validate_set_offset(void)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	if (validate_freq())
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 
 	if (validate_set_offset())
-		return ksft_exit_fail();
+		ksft_exit_fail();
 
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/lam.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/lam.c
index 215b8150b7cc..820db4864292 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/lam.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/lam.c
@@ -1237,5 +1237,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	ksft_set_plan(tests_cnt);
 
-	return ksft_exit_pass();
+	ksft_exit_pass();
 }
