diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/jit_disasm.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/jit_disasm.c
index e7e7eee9f172..24734f2249d6 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/jit_disasm.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/jit_disasm.c
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@ static int fprintf_json(void *out, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
 	char *s;
+	int err;
 
 	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	if (vasprintf(&s, fmt, ap) < 0)
-		return -1;
+	err = vasprintf(&s, fmt, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return -1;
 
 	if (!oper_count) {
 		int i;