diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/add_and_remove.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/add_and_remove.tc
index 1b8b665ab2b3..a5a426211129 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/add_and_remove.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/add_and_remove.tc
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ echo p:myevent do_fork > kprobe_events
 grep myevent kprobe_events
 test -d events/kprobes/myevent
 echo > kprobe_events
+clear_trace
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/busy_check.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/busy_check.tc
index b55c84003587..d8c7bb6581fe 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/busy_check.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/busy_check.tc
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ echo 1 > events/kprobes/myevent/enable
 echo > kprobe_events && exit 1 # this must fail
 echo 0 > events/kprobes/myevent/enable
 echo > kprobe_events # this must succeed
+clear_trace
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_args.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_args.tc
index a603d3f8db7b..c45ee2761354 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_args.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_args.tc
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ echo 1 > events/kprobes/testprobe/enable
 ( echo "forked")
 echo 0 > events/kprobes/testprobe/enable
 echo "-:testprobe" >> kprobe_events
+clear_trace
 test -d events/kprobes/testprobe && exit 1 || exit 0
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kretprobe_args.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kretprobe_args.tc
index 283c29e7f7c4..31717985acc7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kretprobe_args.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kretprobe_args.tc
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ echo 1 > events/kprobes/testprobe2/enable
 ( echo "forked")
 echo 0 > events/kprobes/testprobe2/enable
 echo '-:testprobe2' >> kprobe_events
+clear_trace
 test -d events/kprobes/testprobe2 && exit 1 || exit 0