diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
index 14851e1b185d..c83a8b47bbdf 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ int main_loop(void)
 
 	if (cfg_input && cfg_sockopt_types.mptfo) {
 		fd_in = open(cfg_input, O_RDONLY);
-		if (fd < 0)
+		if (fd_in < 0)
 			xerror("can't open %s:%d", cfg_input, errno);
 	}
 
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ int main_loop(void)
 
 	if (cfg_input && !cfg_sockopt_types.mptfo) {
 		fd_in = open(cfg_input, O_RDONLY);
-		if (fd < 0)
+		if (fd_in < 0)
 			xerror("can't open %s:%d", cfg_input, errno);
 	}