diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-trap.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-trap.c
index 5d92c23ee6cb..179d592f0073 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-trap.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-trap.c
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ int tm_trap_test(void)
 
 	struct sigaction trap_sa;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!have_htm());
+
 	trap_sa.sa_flags = SA_SIGINFO;
 	trap_sa.sa_sigaction = trap_signal_handler;
 	sigaction(SIGTRAP, &trap_sa, NULL);