diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/ksm_functional_tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/ksm_functional_tests.c
index d8bd1911dfc0..996dc6645570 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/ksm_functional_tests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/ksm_functional_tests.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ static int ksm_use_zero_pages_fd;
 static int pagemap_fd;
 static size_t pagesize;
 
+static void init_global_file_handles(void);
+
 static bool range_maps_duplicates(char *addr, unsigned long size)
 {
 	unsigned long offs_a, offs_b, pfn_a, pfn_b;
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@ static void test_unmerge(void)
 	ksft_test_result(!range_maps_duplicates(map, size),
 			 "Pages were unmerged\n");
 unmap:
+	ksm_unmerge();
 	munmap(map, size);
 }
 
@@ -338,6 +341,7 @@ static void test_unmerge_zero_pages(void)
 	ksft_test_result(!range_maps_duplicates(map, size),
 			"KSM zero pages were unmerged\n");
 unmap:
+	ksm_unmerge();
 	munmap(map, size);
 }
 
@@ -366,6 +370,7 @@ static void test_unmerge_discarded(void)
 	ksft_test_result(!range_maps_duplicates(map, size),
 			 "Pages were unmerged\n");
 unmap:
+	ksm_unmerge();
 	munmap(map, size);
 }
 
@@ -452,6 +457,7 @@ static void test_unmerge_uffd_wp(void)
 close_uffd:
 	close(uffd);
 unmap:
+	ksm_unmerge();
 	munmap(map, size);
 }
 #endif
@@ -515,6 +521,7 @@ static int test_child_ksm(void)
 	else if (map == MAP_MERGE_SKIP)
 		return -3;
 
+	ksm_unmerge();
 	munmap(map, size);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -548,6 +555,7 @@ static void test_prctl_fork(void)
 
 	child_pid = fork();
 	if (!child_pid) {
+		init_global_file_handles();
 		exit(test_child_ksm());
 	} else if (child_pid < 0) {
 		ksft_test_result_fail("fork() failed\n");
@@ -595,7 +603,7 @@ static void test_prctl_fork_exec(void)
 		return;
 	} else if (child_pid == 0) {
 		char *prg_name = "./ksm_functional_tests";
-		char *argv_for_program[] = { prg_name, FORK_EXEC_CHILD_PRG_NAME };
+		char *argv_for_program[] = { prg_name, FORK_EXEC_CHILD_PRG_NAME, NULL };
 
 		execv(prg_name, argv_for_program);
 		return;
@@ -644,6 +652,7 @@ static void test_prctl_unmerge(void)
 	ksft_test_result(!range_maps_duplicates(map, size),
 			 "Pages were unmerged\n");
 unmap:
+	ksm_unmerge();
 	munmap(map, size);
 }
 
@@ -677,6 +686,7 @@ static void test_prot_none(void)
 	ksft_test_result(!range_maps_duplicates(map, size),
 			 "Pages were unmerged\n");
 unmap:
+	ksm_unmerge();
 	munmap(map, size);
 }