diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c
index a6f6d5f2ae07..5c8adee63641 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void crashing_child(void)
 		pthread_create(&thread, NULL, do_nothing, NULL);
 
 	/* crash on purpose */
-	i = *(int *)NULL;
+	__builtin_trap();
 }
 
 int create_detached_tmpfs(void)