diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/back_to_back_ebbs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/back_to_back_ebbs_test.c
index 66ea765c0e72121932e5e5d85aaa13c4f9932dbd..94110b1dcd3d812d97dcc4313f5acadd67cd613c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/back_to_back_ebbs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/back_to_back_ebbs_test.c
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ int back_to_back_ebbs(void)
 {
 	struct event event;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	event_init_named(&event, 0x1001e, "cycles");
 	event_leader_ebb_init(&event);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/close_clears_pmcc_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/close_clears_pmcc_test.c
index 0f0423dba18bff8a3e6ff5cb46f3ef1a36ca1b91..ac18cf617dd617856959788041dfb8f74c3aaeb1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/close_clears_pmcc_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/close_clears_pmcc_test.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ int close_clears_pmcc(void)
 {
 	struct event event;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	event_init_named(&event, 0x1001e, "cycles");
 	event_leader_ebb_init(&event);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cpu_event_pinned_vs_ebb_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cpu_event_pinned_vs_ebb_test.c
index d3ed64d5d6c043fd795b40af5f2e0c3dc7388a83..f0632e7fdf29972d2e4105dbc2ebc4be569739ab 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cpu_event_pinned_vs_ebb_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cpu_event_pinned_vs_ebb_test.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ int cpu_event_pinned_vs_ebb(void)
 	int cpu, rc;
 	pid_t pid;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	cpu = pick_online_cpu();
 	FAIL_IF(cpu < 0);
 	FAIL_IF(bind_to_cpu(cpu));
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cpu_event_vs_ebb_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cpu_event_vs_ebb_test.c
index 8b972c2aa392a19ace840909f211078424f62412..33e56a2342e546f001d1300b29bae3085be9c61c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cpu_event_vs_ebb_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cpu_event_vs_ebb_test.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ int cpu_event_vs_ebb(void)
 	int cpu, rc;
 	pid_t pid;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	cpu = pick_online_cpu();
 	FAIL_IF(cpu < 0);
 	FAIL_IF(bind_to_cpu(cpu));
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_test.c
index 8590fc1bfc0d7a009c0637ad3e6d2dbf372a8f65..7c57a8d79535d6178c27fe0d92ea3b7a778240f2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_test.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ int cycles(void)
 {
 	struct event event;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	event_init_named(&event, 0x1001e, "cycles");
 	event_leader_ebb_init(&event);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_freeze_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_freeze_test.c
index 754b3f2008d32d40183a32c203066decb0bf00d8..ecf5ee3283a3ea135676cb9b20b106ab310b2fc2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_freeze_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_freeze_test.c
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ int cycles_with_freeze(void)
 	uint64_t val;
 	bool fc_cleared;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	event_init_named(&event, 0x1001e, "cycles");
 	event_leader_ebb_init(&event);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_mmcr2_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_mmcr2_test.c
index d43029b0800c6124ef877884a2f24d11b1c83ba3..c0faba520b35c7113d19a80efcca05b07ddf9f88 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_mmcr2_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/cycles_with_mmcr2_test.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ int cycles_with_mmcr2(void)
 	int i;
 	bool bad_mmcr2;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	event_init_named(&event, 0x1001e, "cycles");
 	event_leader_ebb_init(&event);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb.c
index d7a72ce696b54928a8ec0594e576e66bbdbe7e30..9729d9f9021874842e8a18998ba91e3eeae63c74 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/auxvec.h>
 
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "reg.h"
@@ -319,6 +320,16 @@ void ebb_global_disable(void)
 	mb();
 }
 
+bool ebb_is_supported(void)
+{
+#ifdef PPC_FEATURE2_EBB
+	/* EBB requires at least POWER8 */
+	return ((long)get_auxv_entry(AT_HWCAP2) & PPC_FEATURE2_EBB);
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 void event_ebb_init(struct event *e)
 {
 	e->attr.config |= (1ull << 63);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb.h b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb.h
index e44eee5d97ca47d53935058dfdf76108edae467a..f87e761f82d04738d2eee64d2032a32e847e8724 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void standard_ebb_callee(void);
 int ebb_event_enable(struct event *e);
 void ebb_global_enable(void);
 void ebb_global_disable(void);
+bool ebb_is_supported(void);
 void ebb_freeze_pmcs(void);
 void ebb_unfreeze_pmcs(void);
 void event_ebb_init(struct event *e);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_on_child_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_on_child_test.c
index c45f948148e1b9b708bdaab3a1eb56471faf9bb8..1e7b7fe2396ba8de5e25fe7faccf37ae4aed353f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_on_child_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_on_child_test.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ int ebb_on_child(void)
 	struct event event;
 	pid_t pid;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	FAIL_IF(pipe(read_pipe.fds) == -1);
 	FAIL_IF(pipe(write_pipe.fds) == -1);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_on_willing_child_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_on_willing_child_test.c
index 11acf1d55f8d71206d341ed577dc75be5cb486e7..a991d2ea8d0a1e6908278a984dd227ac1001f8a4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_on_willing_child_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_on_willing_child_test.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ int ebb_on_willing_child(void)
 	struct event event;
 	pid_t pid;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	FAIL_IF(pipe(read_pipe.fds) == -1);
 	FAIL_IF(pipe(write_pipe.fds) == -1);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_vs_cpu_event_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_vs_cpu_event_test.c
index be4dd5a4e98e6f993735e9223f47f07223634783..af20a2b363aa7d05c71024b204eb482ce9beaa4a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_vs_cpu_event_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/ebb_vs_cpu_event_test.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ int ebb_vs_cpu_event(void)
 	int cpu, rc;
 	pid_t pid;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	cpu = pick_online_cpu();
 	FAIL_IF(cpu < 0);
 	FAIL_IF(bind_to_cpu(cpu));
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/event_attributes_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/event_attributes_test.c
index 7e78153f08eb16a06a43d0c165da603684139e62..7762ab26e5acf5d34f4ee621004c1db8104eac21 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/event_attributes_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/event_attributes_test.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ int event_attributes(void)
 {
 	struct event event, leader;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	event_init(&event, 0x1001e);
 	event_leader_ebb_init(&event);
 	/* Expected to succeed */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/fork_cleanup_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/fork_cleanup_test.c
index 9e7af6e766226728dbf6a045ea376bfeed262a39..167135bd92a8e61e9324fdf7523e1d0fe049a52e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/fork_cleanup_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/fork_cleanup_test.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ int fork_cleanup(void)
 {
 	pid_t pid;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	event_init_named(&event, 0x1001e, "cycles");
 	event_leader_ebb_init(&event);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/instruction_count_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/instruction_count_test.c
index f8190fa29592b524fefcea22934446c7043df779..5da355135df2f8c5431d5e405f1312313401582a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/instruction_count_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/instruction_count_test.c
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ int instruction_count(void)
 	struct event event;
 	uint64_t overhead;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	event_init_named(&event, 0x400FA, "PM_RUN_INST_CMPL");
 	event_leader_ebb_init(&event);
 	event.attr.exclude_kernel = 1;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/lost_exception_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/lost_exception_test.c
index 0c9dd9b2e39d19de5a49c8f98fb1291aad8122db..eb8acb78bc6c11b3f4f54eedcf0660b9ddc005b1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/lost_exception_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/lost_exception_test.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ static int test_body(void)
 	int i, orig_period, max_period;
 	struct event event;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	/* We use PMC4 to make sure the kernel switches all counters correctly */
 	event_init_named(&event, 0x40002, "instructions");
 	event_leader_ebb_init(&event);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_counter_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_counter_test.c
index 67d78af3284c3e59f652b2bf765a607b4c25bb86..6ff8c8ff27d66cf9aeb4579f95a8598f1e4e8296 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_counter_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_counter_test.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ int multi_counter(void)
 	struct event events[6];
 	int i, group_fd;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	event_init_named(&events[0], 0x1001C, "PM_CMPLU_STALL_THRD");
 	event_init_named(&events[1], 0x2D016, "PM_CMPLU_STALL_FXU");
 	event_init_named(&events[2], 0x30006, "PM_CMPLU_STALL_OTHER_CMPL");
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_ebb_procs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_ebb_procs_test.c
index b8dc371f93388b5ef2cdcbb2965bbb02cc9745f2..037cb6154f36070a711ecbdc3985eade494d1761 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_ebb_procs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/multi_ebb_procs_test.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ int multi_ebb_procs(void)
 	pid_t pids[NR_CHILDREN];
 	int cpu, rc, i;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	cpu = pick_online_cpu();
 	FAIL_IF(cpu < 0);
 	FAIL_IF(bind_to_cpu(cpu));
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/no_handler_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/no_handler_test.c
index 2f9bf8edfa607bb33fbd2f86022a0657176538d1..8341d7778d5ed4cb056a77ed846d7120a3f9cd5f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/no_handler_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/no_handler_test.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ static int no_handler_test(void)
 	u64 val;
 	int i;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	event_init_named(&event, 0x1001e, "cycles");
 	event_leader_ebb_init(&event);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmae_handling_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmae_handling_test.c
index 986500fd21317431cd3501b49ca7f461f0db3817..c5fa64790c22ee55c3a9a44ebf09e1745e58264b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmae_handling_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmae_handling_test.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ static int test_body(void)
 {
 	struct event event;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	event_init_named(&event, 0x1001e, "cycles");
 	event_leader_ebb_init(&event);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmc56_overflow_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmc56_overflow_test.c
index a503fa70c95074acdbbc911684c59b4efba70d8c..c22860ab973378f76417d2bc85f1daf2c828e0c7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmc56_overflow_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/pmc56_overflow_test.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ int pmc56_overflow(void)
 {
 	struct event event;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	/* Use PMC2 so we set PMCjCE, which enables PMC5/6 */
 	event_init(&event, 0x2001e);
 	event_leader_ebb_init(&event);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/reg_access_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/reg_access_test.c
index 0cae66f659a375b9071e66d812c01819a3ee4d48..5b1188f10c1598450fff3f62cd9be107d55cccee 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/reg_access_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/reg_access_test.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ int reg_access(void)
 {
 	uint64_t val, expected;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	expected = 0x8000000100000000ull;
 	mtspr(SPRN_BESCR, expected);
 	val = mfspr(SPRN_BESCR);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/task_event_pinned_vs_ebb_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/task_event_pinned_vs_ebb_test.c
index d56607e4ffab26f5bf1b7ed6a835f9889c951e46..1846f4e8463577d4ed8a7f934bf564903891c34e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/task_event_pinned_vs_ebb_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/task_event_pinned_vs_ebb_test.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ int task_event_pinned_vs_ebb(void)
 	pid_t pid;
 	int rc;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	FAIL_IF(pipe(read_pipe.fds) == -1);
 	FAIL_IF(pipe(write_pipe.fds) == -1);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/task_event_vs_ebb_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/task_event_vs_ebb_test.c
index eba32196dbbfda097943e2052a21352e2f20fbea..e3bc6e92a6a57e22e236db2c2fca5cc784f0fdc5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/task_event_vs_ebb_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/ebb/task_event_vs_ebb_test.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ int task_event_vs_ebb(void)
 	pid_t pid;
 	int rc;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!ebb_is_supported());
+
 	FAIL_IF(pipe(read_pipe.fds) == -1);
 	FAIL_IF(pipe(write_pipe.fds) == -1);