1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c b/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c
index ee9382bdfadc..dac927e82336 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c
@@ -196,10 +196,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         int msg, pid, err;
         struct msgque_data msgque;
 
-        if (getuid() != 0) {
-                printf("Please run the test as root - Exiting.\n");
-                return ksft_exit_fail();
-        }
+        if (getuid() != 0)
+                return ksft_exit_skip(
+                                "Please run the test as root - Exiting.\n");
 
         msgque.key = ftok(argv[0], 822155650);
         if (msgque.key == -1) {