diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
index a8f022794ce3..84982eb02b29 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct vm_guest_mode_params {
 };
 extern const struct vm_guest_mode_params vm_guest_mode_params[];
 
+int open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit(void);
 int kvm_check_cap(long cap);
 int vm_enable_cap(struct kvm_vm *vm, struct kvm_enable_cap *cap);
 int vcpu_enable_cap(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpu_id,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index fc83f6c5902d..bb7dc65d7fb5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -31,6 +31,23 @@ static void *align(void *x, size_t size)
 	return (void *) (((size_t) x + mask) & ~mask);
 }
 
+/* Open KVM_DEV_PATH if available, otherwise exit the entire program.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ *   The opened file descriptor of /dev/kvm.
+ */
+int open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit(void) {
+  int fd;
+
+  fd = open(KVM_DEV_PATH, O_RDONLY);
+  if (fd < 0) {
+    print_skip("%s not available", KVM_DEV_PATH);
+    exit(KSFT_SKIP);
+  }
+
+  return fd;
+}
+
 /*
  * Capability
  *
@@ -52,10 +69,7 @@ int kvm_check_cap(long cap)
 	int ret;
 	int kvm_fd;
 
-	kvm_fd = open(KVM_DEV_PATH, O_RDONLY);
-	if (kvm_fd < 0)
-		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
-
+	kvm_fd = open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit();
 	ret = ioctl(kvm_fd, KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION, cap);
 	TEST_ASSERT(ret != -1, "KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION IOCTL failed,\n"
 		"  rc: %i errno: %i", ret, errno);
@@ -128,9 +142,7 @@ void vm_enable_dirty_ring(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t ring_size)
 
 static void vm_open(struct kvm_vm *vm, int perm)
 {
-	vm->kvm_fd = open(KVM_DEV_PATH, perm);
-	if (vm->kvm_fd < 0)
-		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
+	vm->kvm_fd = open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit();
 
 	if (!kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_IMMEDIATE_EXIT)) {
 		print_skip("immediate_exit not available");
@@ -925,9 +937,7 @@ static int vcpu_mmap_sz(void)
 {
 	int dev_fd, ret;
 
-	dev_fd = open(KVM_DEV_PATH, O_RDONLY);
-	if (dev_fd < 0)
-		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
+        dev_fd = open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit();
 
 	ret = ioctl(dev_fd, KVM_GET_VCPU_MMAP_SIZE, NULL);
 	TEST_ASSERT(ret >= sizeof(struct kvm_run),
@@ -2015,10 +2025,7 @@ bool vm_is_unrestricted_guest(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 
 	if (vm == NULL) {
 		/* Ensure that the KVM vendor-specific module is loaded. */
-		f = fopen(KVM_DEV_PATH, "r");
-		TEST_ASSERT(f != NULL, "Error in opening KVM dev file: %d",
-			    errno);
-		fclose(f);
+                close(open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit());
 	}
 
 	f = fopen("/sys/module/kvm_intel/parameters/unrestricted_guest", "r");
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
index a8906e60a108..efe235044421 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
@@ -657,9 +657,7 @@ struct kvm_cpuid2 *kvm_get_supported_cpuid(void)
 		return cpuid;
 
 	cpuid = allocate_kvm_cpuid2();
-	kvm_fd = open(KVM_DEV_PATH, O_RDONLY);
-	if (kvm_fd < 0)
-		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
+	kvm_fd = open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit();
 
 	ret = ioctl(kvm_fd, KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID, cpuid);
 	TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0, "KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID failed %d %d\n",
@@ -691,9 +689,7 @@ uint64_t kvm_get_feature_msr(uint64_t msr_index)
 
 	buffer.header.nmsrs = 1;
 	buffer.entry.index = msr_index;
-	kvm_fd = open(KVM_DEV_PATH, O_RDONLY);
-	if (kvm_fd < 0)
-		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
+	kvm_fd = open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit();
 
 	r = ioctl(kvm_fd, KVM_GET_MSRS, &buffer.header);
 	TEST_ASSERT(r == 1, "KVM_GET_MSRS IOCTL failed,\n"
@@ -986,9 +982,7 @@ struct kvm_msr_list *kvm_get_msr_index_list(void)
 	struct kvm_msr_list *list;
 	int nmsrs, r, kvm_fd;
 
-	kvm_fd = open(KVM_DEV_PATH, O_RDONLY);
-	if (kvm_fd < 0)
-		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
+	kvm_fd = open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit();
 
 	nmsrs = kvm_get_num_msrs_fd(kvm_fd);
 	list = malloc(sizeof(*list) + nmsrs * sizeof(list->indices[0]));
@@ -1312,9 +1306,7 @@ struct kvm_cpuid2 *kvm_get_supported_hv_cpuid(void)
 		return cpuid;
 
 	cpuid = allocate_kvm_cpuid2();
-	kvm_fd = open(KVM_DEV_PATH, O_RDONLY);
-	if (kvm_fd < 0)
-		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
+	kvm_fd = open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit();
 
 	ret = ioctl(kvm_fd, KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_HV_CPUID, cpuid);
 	TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0, "KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_HV_CPUID failed %d %d\n",
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/get_msr_index_features.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/get_msr_index_features.c
index cb953df4d7d0..8aed0db1331d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/get_msr_index_features.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/get_msr_index_features.c
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ static void test_get_msr_index(void)
 	int old_res, res, kvm_fd, r;
 	struct kvm_msr_list *list;
 
-	kvm_fd = open(KVM_DEV_PATH, O_RDONLY);
-	if (kvm_fd < 0)
-		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
+	kvm_fd = open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit();
 
 	old_res = kvm_num_index_msrs(kvm_fd, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT(old_res != 0, "Expecting nmsrs to be > 0");
@@ -101,9 +99,7 @@ static void test_get_msr_feature(void)
 	int res, old_res, i, kvm_fd;
 	struct kvm_msr_list *feature_list;
 
-	kvm_fd = open(KVM_DEV_PATH, O_RDONLY);
-	if (kvm_fd < 0)
-		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
+	kvm_fd = open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit();
 
 	old_res = kvm_num_feature_msrs(kvm_fd, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT(old_res != 0, "Expecting nmsrs to be > 0");
