diff --git a/samples/bpf/test_override_return.sh b/samples/bpf/test_override_return.sh
index e68b9ee6814b..35db26f736b9 100755
--- a/samples/bpf/test_override_return.sh
+++ b/samples/bpf/test_override_return.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+rm -r tmpmnt
 rm -f testfile.img
 dd if=/dev/zero of=testfile.img bs=1M seek=1000 count=1
 DEVICE=$(losetup --show -f testfile.img)
diff --git a/samples/bpf/tracex7_user.c b/samples/bpf/tracex7_user.c
index ea6dae78f0df..2ed13e9f3fcb 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/tracex7_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/tracex7_user.c
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	char command[256];
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!argv[1]) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Run with the btrfs device argument!\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s_kern.o", argv[0]);
 
 	if (load_bpf_file(filename)) {