diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_hierarchical_stats.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_hierarchical_stats.c
index b78a4043da49a..bc0998fe255f0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_hierarchical_stats.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_hierarchical_stats.c
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ static int induce_vmscan(void)
 
 			/* Allocate more memory than memory.high */
 			alloc_anon(MB(2));
-			exit(0);
 		} else {
 			/* Wait for child to cause reclaim then kill it */
 			if (!ASSERT_GT(pid, 0, "fork"))