diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/vgic_init.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/vgic_init.c
index e05ecb31823fb..9c131d977a1b5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/vgic_init.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/vgic_init.c
@@ -662,8 +662,8 @@ int test_kvm_device(uint32_t gic_dev_type)
 					     : KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2;
 
 	if (!__kvm_test_create_device(v.vm, other)) {
-		ret = __kvm_test_create_device(v.vm, other);
-		TEST_ASSERT(ret && (errno == EINVAL || errno == EEXIST),
+		ret = __kvm_create_device(v.vm, other);
+		TEST_ASSERT(ret < 0 && (errno == EINVAL || errno == EEXIST),
 				"create GIC device while other version exists");
 	}