diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c
index af1031fed97f7..938cd423643eb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c
@@ -129,13 +129,16 @@ size_t get_trans_hugepagesz(void)
 {
 	size_t size;
 	FILE *f;
+	int ret;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT(thp_configured(), "THP is not configured in host kernel");
 
 	f = fopen("/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/hpage_pmd_size", "r");
 	TEST_ASSERT(f != NULL, "Error in opening transparent_hugepage/hpage_pmd_size");
 
-	fscanf(f, "%ld", &size);
+	ret = fscanf(f, "%ld", &size);
+	ret = fscanf(f, "%ld", &size);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret < 1, "Error reading transparent_hugepage/hpage_pmd_size");
 	fclose(f);
 
 	return size;