diff --git a/libavfilter/tests/filtfmts.c b/libavfilter/tests/filtfmts.c
index a958621f1c..317df86c55 100644
--- a/libavfilter/tests/filtfmts.c
+++ b/libavfilter/tests/filtfmts.c
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     if (filter->query_formats)
-        filter->query_formats(filter_ctx);
+        ret = filter->query_formats(filter_ctx);
     else
-        ff_default_query_formats(filter_ctx);
+        ret = ff_default_query_formats(filter_ctx);
 
     print_formats(filter_ctx);