diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/per_event_excludes.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/per_event_excludes.c
index 2756fe2efdc5893269dc5976ccc03addc372dd4e..2d37942bf72b4ea52f515a2e52ac179934e61e28 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/per_event_excludes.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/per_event_excludes.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 
+#include <asm/cputable.h>
+
 #include "event.h"
 #include "lib.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -23,12 +25,9 @@
 static int per_event_excludes(void)
 {
 	struct event *e, events[4];
-	char *platform;
 	int i;
 
-	platform = (char *)get_auxv_entry(AT_BASE_PLATFORM);
-	FAIL_IF(!platform);
-	SKIP_IF(strcmp(platform, "power8") != 0);
+	SKIP_IF(!have_hwcap2(PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_2_07));
 
 	/*
 	 * We need to create the events disabled, otherwise the running/enabled