diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h
index d8bff2005dfc..5fd49ad0c696 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 
 /**
  * FIXTURE_SETUP() - Prepares the setup function for the fixture.
- * *_metadata* is included so that EXPECT_* and ASSERT_* work correctly.
+ * *_metadata* is included so that EXPECT_*, ASSERT_* etc. work correctly.
  *
  * @fixture_name: fixture name
  *
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 
 /**
  * FIXTURE_TEARDOWN()
- * *_metadata* is included so that EXPECT_* and ASSERT_* work correctly.
+ * *_metadata* is included so that EXPECT_*, ASSERT_* etc. work correctly.
  *
  * @fixture_name: fixture name
  *
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
 		if (setjmp(_metadata->env) == 0) { \
 			fixture_name##_setup(_metadata, &self, variant->data); \
 			/* Let setup failure terminate early. */ \
-			if (!_metadata->passed) \
+                       if (!_metadata->passed || _metadata->skip) \
 				return; \
 			_metadata->setup_completed = true; \
 			fixture_name##_##test_name(_metadata, &self, variant->data); \