diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func-filter-stacktrace.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func-filter-stacktrace.tc
index 36fb59f886ea..1a52f2883fe0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func-filter-stacktrace.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func-filter-stacktrace.tc
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # description: ftrace - stacktrace filter command
 # flags: instance
 
+[ ! -f set_ftrace_filter ] && exit_unsupported
+
 echo _do_fork:stacktrace >> set_ftrace_filter
 
 grep -q "_do_fork:stacktrace:unlimited" set_ftrace_filter
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_cpumask.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_cpumask.tc
index 86a1f07ef2ca..71fa3f49e35e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_cpumask.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_cpumask.tc
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ if [ $NP -eq 1 ] ;then
   exit_unresolved
 fi
 
+if ! grep -q "function" available_tracers ; then
+  echo "Function trace is not enabled"
+  exit_unsupported
+fi
+
 ORIG_CPUMASK=`cat tracing_cpumask`
 
 do_reset() {