diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/fgraph-filter-stack.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/fgraph-filter-stack.tc
index c15e018e022085c7e8e1ed619d5a9de7aaff7470..3b1cf20cf6d86b6b9cfd5f0bdd7e371b84a1a608 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/fgraph-filter-stack.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/fgraph-filter-stack.tc
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ fi
 
 do_reset() {
     reset_tracer
-    echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/stack_tracer_enabled
+    if [ -e /proc/sys/kernel/stack_tracer_enabled ]; then
+	    echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/stack_tracer_enabled
+    fi
     enable_tracing
     clear_trace
     echo > set_ftrace_filter