diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat+shadow_stat.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat+shadow_stat.sh
index ebebd3596cf99379d92600bcdae786e9c45e3694..e6e35fc6c8825652f34c13af5f4058cd121e68a2 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat+shadow_stat.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat+shadow_stat.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ set -e
 # skip if system-wide mode is forbidden
 perf stat -a true > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 2
 
+# skip if on hybrid platform
+perf stat -a -e cycles sleep 1 2>&1 | grep -e cpu_core && exit 2
+
 test_global_aggr()
 {
 	perf stat -a --no-big-num -e cycles,instructions sleep 1  2>&1 | \