diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_memcontrol.c b/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_memcontrol.c
index 28d321ba311b..6f339882a6ca 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_memcontrol.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_memcontrol.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  */
 static int test_memcg_subtree_control(const char *root)
 {
-	char *parent, *child, *parent2, *child2;
+	char *parent, *child, *parent2 = NULL, *child2 = NULL;
 	int ret = KSFT_FAIL;
 	char buf[PAGE_SIZE];
 
@@ -34,50 +34,54 @@ static int test_memcg_subtree_control(const char *root)
 	parent = cg_name(root, "memcg_test_0");
 	child = cg_name(root, "memcg_test_0/memcg_test_1");
 	if (!parent || !child)
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup_free;
 
 	if (cg_create(parent))
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup_free;
 
 	if (cg_write(parent, "cgroup.subtree_control", "+memory"))
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup_parent;
 
 	if (cg_create(child))
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup_parent;
 
 	if (cg_read_strstr(child, "cgroup.controllers", "memory"))
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup_child;
 
 	/* Create two nested cgroups without enabling memory controller */
 	parent2 = cg_name(root, "memcg_test_1");
 	child2 = cg_name(root, "memcg_test_1/memcg_test_1");
 	if (!parent2 || !child2)
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup_free2;
 
 	if (cg_create(parent2))
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup_free2;
 
 	if (cg_create(child2))
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup_parent2;
 
 	if (cg_read(child2, "cgroup.controllers", buf, sizeof(buf)))
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup_all;
 
 	if (!cg_read_strstr(child2, "cgroup.controllers", "memory"))
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup_all;
 
 	ret = KSFT_PASS;
 
-cleanup:
-	cg_destroy(child);
-	cg_destroy(parent);
-	free(parent);
-	free(child);
-
+cleanup_all:
 	cg_destroy(child2);
+cleanup_parent2:
 	cg_destroy(parent2);
+cleanup_free2:
 	free(parent2);
 	free(child2);
+cleanup_child:
+	cg_destroy(child);
+cleanup_parent:
+	cg_destroy(parent);
+cleanup_free:
+	free(parent);
+	free(child);
 
 	return ret;
 }