diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib/bitmap.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/lib/bitmap.sh
index 2da187b6ddad..b073c22a3435 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib/bitmap.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib/bitmap.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Runs bitmap infrastructure tests using test_bitmap kernel module
+if ! /sbin/modprobe -q -n test_bitmap; then
+	echo "bitmap: [SKIP]"
+	exit 77
+fi
 
 if /sbin/modprobe -q test_bitmap; then
 	/sbin/modprobe -q -r test_bitmap
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib/printf.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/lib/printf.sh
index 4fdc70fe6980..cbf3b124bd94 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib/printf.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib/printf.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Runs printf infrastructure using test_printf kernel module
+if ! /sbin/modprobe -q -n test_printf; then
+	echo "printf: [SKIP]"
+	exit 77
+fi
 
 if /sbin/modprobe -q test_printf; then
 	/sbin/modprobe -q -r test_printf