diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/udpgro.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/udpgro.sh
index ac2a30be9b32..f8a19f548ae9 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/udpgro.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/udpgro.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 
 readonly PEER_NS="ns-peer-$(mktemp -u XXXXXX)"
 
+# set global exit status, but never reset nonzero one.
+check_err()
+{
+	if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
+		ret=$1
+	fi
+}
+
 cleanup() {
 	local -r jobs="$(jobs -p)"
 	local -r ns="$(ip netns list|grep $PEER_NS)"
@@ -44,7 +52,9 @@ run_one() {
 	# Hack: let bg programs complete the startup
 	sleep 0.1
 	./udpgso_bench_tx ${tx_args}
+	ret=$?
 	wait $(jobs -p)
+	return $ret
 }
 
 run_test() {
@@ -87,8 +97,10 @@ run_one_nat() {
 
 	sleep 0.1
 	./udpgso_bench_tx ${tx_args}
+	ret=$?
 	kill -INT $pid
 	wait $(jobs -p)
+	return $ret
 }
 
 run_one_2sock() {
@@ -110,7 +122,9 @@ run_one_2sock() {
 	sleep 0.1
 	# first UDP GSO socket should be closed at this point
 	./udpgso_bench_tx ${tx_args}
+	ret=$?
 	wait $(jobs -p)
+	return $ret
 }
 
 run_nat_test() {
@@ -131,36 +145,54 @@ run_all() {
 	local -r core_args="-l 4"
 	local -r ipv4_args="${core_args} -4 -D 192.168.1.1"
 	local -r ipv6_args="${core_args} -6 -D 2001:db8::1"
+	ret=0
 
 	echo "ipv4"
 	run_test "no GRO" "${ipv4_args} -M 10 -s 1400" "-4 -n 10 -l 1400"
+	check_err $?
 
 	# explicitly check we are not receiving UDP_SEGMENT cmsg (-S -1)
 	# when GRO does not take place
 	run_test "no GRO chk cmsg" "${ipv4_args} -M 10 -s 1400" "-4 -n 10 -l 1400 -S -1"
+	check_err $?
 
 	# the GSO packets are aggregated because:
 	# * veth schedule napi after each xmit
 	# * segmentation happens in BH context, veth napi poll is delayed after
 	#   the transmission of the last segment
 	run_test "GRO" "${ipv4_args} -M 1 -s 14720 -S 0 " "-4 -n 1 -l 14720"
+	check_err $?
 	run_test "GRO chk cmsg" "${ipv4_args} -M 1 -s 14720 -S 0 " "-4 -n 1 -l 14720 -S 1472"
+	check_err $?
 	run_test "GRO with custom segment size" "${ipv4_args} -M 1 -s 14720 -S 500 " "-4 -n 1 -l 14720"
+	check_err $?
 	run_test "GRO with custom segment size cmsg" "${ipv4_args} -M 1 -s 14720 -S 500 " "-4 -n 1 -l 14720 -S 500"
+	check_err $?
 
 	run_nat_test "bad GRO lookup" "${ipv4_args} -M 1 -s 14720 -S 0" "-n 10 -l 1472"
+	check_err $?
 	run_2sock_test "multiple GRO socks" "${ipv4_args} -M 1 -s 14720 -S 0 " "-4 -n 1 -l 14720 -S 1472"
+	check_err $?
 
 	echo "ipv6"
 	run_test "no GRO" "${ipv6_args} -M 10 -s 1400" "-n 10 -l 1400"
+	check_err $?
 	run_test "no GRO chk cmsg" "${ipv6_args} -M 10 -s 1400" "-n 10 -l 1400 -S -1"
+	check_err $?
 	run_test "GRO" "${ipv6_args} -M 1 -s 14520 -S 0" "-n 1 -l 14520"
+	check_err $?
 	run_test "GRO chk cmsg" "${ipv6_args} -M 1 -s 14520 -S 0" "-n 1 -l 14520 -S 1452"
+	check_err $?
 	run_test "GRO with custom segment size" "${ipv6_args} -M 1 -s 14520 -S 500" "-n 1 -l 14520"
+	check_err $?
 	run_test "GRO with custom segment size cmsg" "${ipv6_args} -M 1 -s 14520 -S 500" "-n 1 -l 14520 -S 500"
+	check_err $?
 
 	run_nat_test "bad GRO lookup" "${ipv6_args} -M 1 -s 14520 -S 0" "-n 10 -l 1452"
+	check_err $?
 	run_2sock_test "multiple GRO socks" "${ipv6_args} -M 1 -s 14520 -S 0 " "-n 1 -l 14520 -S 1452"
+	check_err $?
+	return $ret
 }
 
 if [ ! -f ../bpf/xdp_dummy.o ]; then
@@ -180,3 +212,5 @@ elif [[ $1 == "__subprocess_2sock" ]]; then
 	shift
 	run_one_2sock $@
 fi
+
+exit $?