diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
index 839989d08dc24c8e778b17f140b5781b646299b2..f3bb5da3193b949850a65fa30215e7418d360c10 100755
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
@@ -1212,6 +1212,12 @@ sub reboot {
     }
 
     if (defined($time)) {
+
+	# We only want to get to the new kernel, don't fail
+	# if we stumble over a call trace.
+	my $save_ignore_errors = $ignore_errors;
+	$ignore_errors = 1;
+
 	# Look for the good kernel to boot
 	if (wait_for_monitor($time, "Linux version")) {
 	    # reboot got stuck?
@@ -1219,6 +1225,8 @@ sub reboot {
 	    run_command "$power_cycle";
 	}
 
+	$ignore_errors = $save_ignore_errors;
+
 	# Still need to wait for the reboot to finish
 	wait_for_monitor($time, $reboot_success_line);