diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c
index 2559e2c01793..4d9dc3f2fd70 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ static int test_valid_sigreturn(int cs_bits, bool use_16bit_ss, int force_ss)
 	 */
 	for (int i = 0; i < NGREG; i++) {
 		greg_t req = requested_regs[i], res = resulting_regs[i];
+
 		if (i == REG_TRAPNO || i == REG_IP)
 			continue;	/* don't care */
 
@@ -673,18 +674,18 @@ static int test_valid_sigreturn(int cs_bits, bool use_16bit_ss, int force_ss)
 #endif
 
 		/* Sanity check on the kernel */
-		if (i == REG_CX && requested_regs[i] != resulting_regs[i]) {
+		if (i == REG_CX && req != res) {
 			printf("[FAIL]\tCX (saved SP) mismatch: requested 0x%llx; got 0x%llx\n",
-			       (unsigned long long)requested_regs[i],
-			       (unsigned long long)resulting_regs[i]);
+			       (unsigned long long)req,
+			       (unsigned long long)res);
 			nerrs++;
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (requested_regs[i] != resulting_regs[i] && !ignore_reg) {
+		if (req != res && !ignore_reg) {
 			printf("[FAIL]\tReg %d mismatch: requested 0x%llx; got 0x%llx\n",
-			       i, (unsigned long long)requested_regs[i],
-			       (unsigned long long)resulting_regs[i]);
+			       i, (unsigned long long)req,
+			       (unsigned long long)res);
 			nerrs++;
 		}
 	}