diff --git a/samples/bpf/test_overhead_user.c b/samples/bpf/test_overhead_user.c
index d291167fd3c7..7dad9a3168e1 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/test_overhead_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/test_overhead_user.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <sched.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
@@ -44,8 +45,13 @@ static void test_task_rename(int cpu)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	start_time = time_get_ns();
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_CNT; i++)
-		write(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_CNT; i++) {
+		if (write(fd, buf, sizeof(buf)) < 0) {
+			printf("task rename failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+			close(fd);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 	printf("task_rename:%d: %lld events per sec\n",
 	       cpu, MAX_CNT * 1000000000ll / (time_get_ns() - start_time));
 	close(fd);
@@ -63,8 +69,13 @@ static void test_urandom_read(int cpu)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	start_time = time_get_ns();
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_CNT; i++)
-		read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_CNT; i++) {
+		if (read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf)) < 0) {
+			printf("failed to read from /dev/urandom: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+			close(fd);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 	printf("urandom_read:%d: %lld events per sec\n",
 	       cpu, MAX_CNT * 1000000000ll / (time_get_ns() - start_time));
 	close(fd);