diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_cookie.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_cookie.c
index 75f4dff7d042..b7643a5bf7ad 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_cookie.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_cookie.c
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ static void kprobe_multi_link_api_subtest(void)
 	unsigned long long addrs[8];
 	__u64 cookies[8];
 
+	if (!env.has_testmod) {
+		test__skip();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!ASSERT_OK(load_kallsyms(), "load_kallsyms"))
 		goto cleanup;
 
@@ -192,6 +197,11 @@ static void kprobe_multi_attach_api_subtest(void)
 	};
 	__u64 cookies[8];
 
+	if (!env.has_testmod) {
+		test__skip();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	skel = kprobe_multi__open_and_load();
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "fentry_raw_skel_load"))
 		goto cleanup;