diff --git a/include/test/ut.h b/include/test/ut.h
index dddf9ad..ea6ee95 100644
--- a/include/test/ut.h
+++ b/include/test/ut.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 									\
 	if (!(cond)) {							\
 		ut_fail(uts, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, #cond);	\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 	if (!(cond)) {							\
 		ut_failf(uts, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, #cond,	\
 			 fmt, ##args);					\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 			 #expr1 " == " #expr2,				\
 			 "Expected %#x (%d), got %#x (%d)",		\
 			 _val1, _val1, _val2, _val2);			\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 			 (unsigned long long)_val1,			\
 			 (unsigned long long)_val2,			\
 			 (unsigned long long)_val2);			\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 		ut_failf(uts, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,		\
 			 #expr1 " = " #expr2,				\
 			 "Expected \"%s\", got \"%s\"", _val1, _val2);	\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 			 #expr1 " = " #expr2,				\
 			 "Expected \"%.*s\", got \"%.*s\"",		\
 			 _len, _val1, _len, _val2);			\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 			 #expr1 " = " #expr2,				\
 			 "Expected \"%s\", got \"%s\"",			\
 			 __buf1, __buf2);				\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 		ut_failf(uts, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,		\
 			 #expr1 " = " #expr2,				\
 			 "Expected %p, got %p", _val1, _val2);		\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 		ut_failf(uts, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,		\
 			 #expr1 " = " #expr2,				\
 			 "Expected %lx, got %lx", _val1, _val2);	\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 		ut_failf(uts, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,		\
 			 #expr " != NULL",				\
 			 "Expected NULL, got %p", _val);		\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 		ut_failf(uts, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,		\
 			 #expr " = NULL",				\
 			 "Expected non-null, got NULL");		\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 			 #expr " = NULL",				\
 			 "Expected pointer, got error %ld",		\
 			 PTR_ERR(_val));				\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
 		ut_failf(uts, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,		\
 			 "console", "\nExpected '%s',\n     got '%s'",	\
 			 uts->expect_str, uts->actual_str);		\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
 		ut_failf(uts, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,		\
 			 "console", "\nExpected '%s',\n     got '%s'",	\
 			 uts->expect_str, uts->actual_str);		\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 	if (ut_check_skipline(uts)) {					\
 		ut_failf(uts, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,		\
 			 "console", "\nExpected a line, got end");	\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
 		ut_failf(uts, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,		\
 			 "console", "\nExpected '%s',\n     got to '%s'", \
 			 uts->expect_str, uts->actual_str);		\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
 		ut_failf(uts, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,		\
 			 "console", "Expected no more output, got '%s'",\
 			 uts->actual_str);				\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
 			 "console",					\
 			"Expected dump of length %x bytes, got '%s'",	\
 			 total_bytes, uts->actual_str);			\
-		__ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;				\
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;					\
 	}								\
 	__ret;								\
 })