diff --git a/samples/bpf/test_override_return.sh b/samples/bpf/test_override_return.sh
index 35db26f736b9d99238f5e8f1c5348a5017b48f77..ac55fcf11004fb8ed3bb20d0bee5a6b895c719bd 100755
--- a/samples/bpf/test_override_return.sh
+++ b/samples/bpf/test_override_return.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ DEVICE=$(losetup --show -f testfile.img)
 mkfs.btrfs -f $DEVICE
 mkdir tmpmnt
 ./tracex7 $DEVICE
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+rc=$?
+if [ $rc -eq 0 ]
 then
 	echo "SUCCESS!"
 else
 	echo "FAILED!"
 fi
 losetup -d $DEVICE
+exit $rc