diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/tst-cet-legacy-5.c b/sysdeps/x86/tst-cet-legacy-5.c
index b97e03d634..6c9bba06f5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86/tst-cet-legacy-5.c
+++ b/sysdeps/x86/tst-cet-legacy-5.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ do_test_1 (const char *modname, bool fail)
 	  if (strstr (err, "shadow stack isn't enabled") == NULL)
 	    {
 	      printf ("incorrect dlopen '%s' error: %s\n", modname,
-		      dlerror ());
+		      err);
 	      exit (1);
 	    }
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/tst-cet-legacy-6.c b/sysdeps/x86/tst-cet-legacy-6.c
index 3c4a47f2db..877e77747d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86/tst-cet-legacy-6.c
+++ b/sysdeps/x86/tst-cet-legacy-6.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ do_test_1 (const char *modname, bool fail)
 	  if (strstr (err, "shadow stack isn't enabled") == NULL)
 	    {
 	      printf ("incorrect dlopen '%s' error: %s\n", modname,
-		      dlerror ());
+		      err);
 	      exit (1);
 	    }