diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
index 2f4dde345..df011bbc1 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ alias_add_del_test(void)
 
 	/* Trying to del all alias from empty alias list */
 	spdk_bdev_alias_del_all(bdev[2]);
-	CU_ASSERT(TAILQ_EMPTY(&bdev[2]->aliases));
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(TAILQ_EMPTY(&bdev[2]->aliases));
 
 	/* Trying to del all alias from non-empty alias list */
 	rc = spdk_bdev_alias_add(bdev[2], "alias0");
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/mt/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/mt/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
index 680e1c95e..f08a106a6 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/mt/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/mt/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ enomem_multi_io_target(void)
 	uint32_t i;
 	int new_io_device;
 	struct ut_bdev *second_bdev;
-	struct spdk_bdev_desc *second_desc;
+	struct spdk_bdev_desc *second_desc = NULL;
 	struct spdk_bdev_channel *second_bdev_ch;
 	struct spdk_io_channel *second_ch;
 	int rc;
@@ -1004,6 +1004,7 @@ enomem_multi_io_target(void)
 	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(second_bdev != NULL);
 	register_bdev(second_bdev, "ut_bdev2", &new_io_device);
 	spdk_bdev_open(&second_bdev->bdev, true, NULL, NULL, &second_desc);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(second_desc != NULL);
 
 	set_thread(0);
 	io_ch = spdk_bdev_get_io_channel(g_desc);
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/part.c/part_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/part.c/part_ut.c
index 4a4eed8d1..528cc7e14 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/part.c/part_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/part.c/part_ut.c
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ part_test(void)
 
 	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(base != NULL);
 
-	spdk_bdev_part_construct(&part1, base, "test1", 0, 100, "test");
-	spdk_bdev_part_construct(&part2, base, "test2", 100, 100, "test");
+	rc = spdk_bdev_part_construct(&part1, base, "test1", 0, 100, "test");
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(rc == 0);
+	rc = spdk_bdev_part_construct(&part2, base, "test2", 100, 100, "test");
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(rc == 0);
 
 	spdk_bdev_part_base_hotremove(&bdev_base, &tailq);
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c
index 1e61d1fbf..5fff6ddef 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ ut_lvol_snapshot(void)
 	g_lvolerrno = -1;
 	rc = vbdev_lvol_create(lvs, "lvol", sz, false, vbdev_lvol_create_complete, NULL);
 	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(rc == 0);
-	CU_ASSERT(g_lvol != NULL);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(g_lvol != NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT(g_lvolerrno == 0);
 
 	lvol = g_lvol;