diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
index d7a84ef10bba9..be9f664c84350 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ int run_syscall(int min, int max)
 		CASE_TEST(chown_self);        EXPECT_SYSER(proc, chown("/proc/self", 0, 0), -1, EPERM); break;
 		CASE_TEST(chroot_root);       EXPECT_SYSZR(euid0, chroot("/")); break;
 		CASE_TEST(chroot_blah);       EXPECT_SYSER(1, chroot("/proc/self/blah"), -1, ENOENT); break;
-		CASE_TEST(chroot_exe);        EXPECT_SYSER(proc, chroot("/proc/self/exe"), -1, ENOTDIR); break;
+		CASE_TEST(chroot_exe);        EXPECT_SYSER(1, chroot(argv0), -1, ENOTDIR); break;
 		CASE_TEST(close_m1);          EXPECT_SYSER(1, close(-1), -1, EBADF); break;
 		CASE_TEST(close_dup);         EXPECT_SYSZR(1, close(dup(0))); break;
 		CASE_TEST(dup_0);             tmp = dup(0);  EXPECT_SYSNE(1, tmp, -1); close(tmp); break;