diff --git a/lib/bpf_legacy.c b/lib/bpf_legacy.c
index 91086aa2..275941dd 100644
--- a/lib/bpf_legacy.c
+++ b/lib/bpf_legacy.c
@@ -513,9 +513,12 @@ static int bpf_mnt_check_target(const char *target)
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = mkdir(target, S_IRWXU);
-	if (ret && errno != EEXIST)
+	if (ret) {
+		if (errno == EEXIST)
+			return 0;
 		fprintf(stderr, "mkdir %s failed: %s\n", target,
 			strerror(errno));
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }