diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/charge_reserved_hugetlb.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/charge_reserved_hugetlb.sh
index 18d33684faad..fe8fcfb334e0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/charge_reserved_hugetlb.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/charge_reserved_hugetlb.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
+# Kselftest framework requirement - SKIP code is 4.
+ksft_skip=4
+
 set -e
 
 if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]]; then
   echo "This test must be run as root. Skipping..."
-  exit 0
+  exit $ksft_skip
 fi
 
 fault_limit_file=limit_in_bytes
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugetlb_reparenting_test.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugetlb_reparenting_test.sh
index d11d1febccc3..4a9a3afe9fd4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugetlb_reparenting_test.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugetlb_reparenting_test.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
+# Kselftest framework requirement - SKIP code is 4.
+ksft_skip=4
+
 set -e
 
 if [[ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]]; then
   echo "This test must be run as root. Skipping..."
-  exit 0
+  exit $ksft_skip
 fi
 
 usage_file=usage_in_bytes