diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
index 64fca7c6ca494..d7a84ef10bba9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static int test_stat_timestamps(void)
 	if (sizeof(st.st_atim.tv_sec) != sizeof(st.st_atime))
 		return 1;
 
-	if (stat("/proc/self/", &st))
+	if (stat("/proc/self/", &st) && stat(argv0, &st) && stat("/", &st))
 		return 1;
 
 	if (st.st_atim.tv_sec != st.st_atime || st.st_atim.tv_nsec > 1000000000)