diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
index 4716e38e153a3..c5f852163246f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
@@ -975,12 +975,12 @@ void crash_handler(int signum)
 
 	sz = backtrace(bt, ARRAY_SIZE(bt));
 
+	if (env.stdout)
+		stdio_restore();
 	if (env.test) {
 		env.test_state->error_cnt++;
 		dump_test_log(env.test, env.test_state, true, false);
 	}
-	if (env.stdout)
-		stdio_restore();
 	if (env.worker_id != -1)
 		fprintf(stderr, "[%d]: ", env.worker_id);
 	fprintf(stderr, "Caught signal #%d!\nStack trace:\n", signum);