diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c
index 15a329da59fa..5f3aea210e01 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c
@@ -499,6 +499,9 @@ static void test_ptrace_write_gsbase(void)
 
 END:
 	ptrace(PTRACE_CONT, child, NULL, NULL);
+	wait(&status);
+	if (!WIFEXITED(status))
+		printf("[WARN]\tChild didn't exit cleanly.\n");
 }
 
 int main()