diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/numa.c b/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
index 30d1c3225b46..64fa01cfc34d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
@@ -429,14 +429,14 @@ static int parse_cpu_list(const char *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void parse_setup_cpu_list(void)
+static int parse_setup_cpu_list(void)
 {
 	struct thread_data *td;
 	char *str0, *str;
 	int t;
 
 	if (!g->p.cpu_list_str)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	dprintf("g->p.nr_tasks: %d\n", g->p.nr_tasks);
 
@@ -500,8 +500,12 @@ static void parse_setup_cpu_list(void)
 
 		dprintf("CPUs: %d_%d-%d#%dx%d\n", bind_cpu_0, bind_len, bind_cpu_1, step, mul);
 
-		BUG_ON(bind_cpu_0 < 0 || bind_cpu_0 >= g->p.nr_cpus);
-		BUG_ON(bind_cpu_1 < 0 || bind_cpu_1 >= g->p.nr_cpus);
+		if (bind_cpu_0 >= g->p.nr_cpus || bind_cpu_1 >= g->p.nr_cpus) {
+			printf("\nTest not applicable, system has only %d CPUs.\n", g->p.nr_cpus);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		BUG_ON(bind_cpu_0 < 0 || bind_cpu_1 < 0);
 		BUG_ON(bind_cpu_0 > bind_cpu_1);
 
 		for (bind_cpu = bind_cpu_0; bind_cpu <= bind_cpu_1; bind_cpu += step) {
@@ -541,6 +545,7 @@ out:
 		printf("# NOTE: %d tasks bound, %d tasks unbound\n", t, g->p.nr_tasks - t);
 
 	free(str0);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int parse_cpus_opt(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
@@ -561,14 +566,14 @@ static int parse_node_list(const char *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void parse_setup_node_list(void)
+static int parse_setup_node_list(void)
 {
 	struct thread_data *td;
 	char *str0, *str;
 	int t;
 
 	if (!g->p.node_list_str)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	dprintf("g->p.nr_tasks: %d\n", g->p.nr_tasks);
 
@@ -619,8 +624,12 @@ static void parse_setup_node_list(void)
 
 		dprintf("NODEs: %d-%d #%d\n", bind_node_0, bind_node_1, step);
 
-		BUG_ON(bind_node_0 < 0 || bind_node_0 >= g->p.nr_nodes);
-		BUG_ON(bind_node_1 < 0 || bind_node_1 >= g->p.nr_nodes);
+		if (bind_node_0 >= g->p.nr_nodes || bind_node_1 >= g->p.nr_nodes) {
+			printf("\nTest not applicable, system has only %d nodes.\n", g->p.nr_nodes);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		BUG_ON(bind_node_0 < 0 || bind_node_1 < 0);
 		BUG_ON(bind_node_0 > bind_node_1);
 
 		for (bind_node = bind_node_0; bind_node <= bind_node_1; bind_node += step) {
@@ -651,6 +660,7 @@ out:
 		printf("# NOTE: %d tasks mem-bound, %d tasks unbound\n", t, g->p.nr_tasks - t);
 
 	free(str0);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int parse_nodes_opt(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
@@ -1356,8 +1366,8 @@ static int init(void)
 	init_thread_data();
 
 	tprintf("#\n");
-	parse_setup_cpu_list();
-	parse_setup_node_list();
+	if (parse_setup_cpu_list() || parse_setup_node_list())
+		return -1;
 	tprintf("#\n");
 
 	print_summary();
@@ -1600,7 +1610,6 @@ static int run_bench_numa(const char *name, const char **argv)
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	usage_with_options(numa_usage, options);
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -1701,8 +1710,7 @@ static int bench_all(void)
 	BUG_ON(ret < 0);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
-		if (run_bench_numa(tests[i][0], tests[i] + 1))
-			return -1;
+		run_bench_numa(tests[i][0], tests[i] + 1);
 	}
 
 	printf("\n");