diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh
index e7f66df05c4b..5d17dc624cbe 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,33 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # AMD IBS software filtering
 
+cpu_family() {
+    grep -m1 '^cpu family[[:space:]]*:' /proc/cpuinfo \
+        | awk -F: '{gsub(/^[ \t]+/, "", $2); print $2}'
+}
+
+cpu_model() {
+    grep -m1 '^model[[:space:]]*:' /proc/cpuinfo \
+        | awk -F: '{gsub(/^[ \t]+/, "", $2); print $2}'
+}
+
+# IBS PMUs does not advertize privilege filtering capability. Rely
+# on Family / Model check.
+hw_priv_filter_supported() {
+    family=$(cpu_family)
+    model=$(cpu_model)
+
+    if (( family > 0x1a )) ||
+       { (( family == 0x1a )) &&
+         { { (( model >= 0x50 && model <= 0x5f )) ||
+             (( model >= 0x80 && model <= 0xaf )) ||
+             (( model >= 0xc0 && model <= 0xcf )); }; }; }; then
+        return 0 # True
+    else
+        return 1 # False
+    fi
+}
+
 ParanoidAndNotRoot() {
   [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ] && [ "$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid)" -gt $1 ]
 }
@@ -23,10 +50,12 @@ echo "run perf record with modifier and swfilt"
 err=0
 
 # setting any modifiers should fail
-perf record -B -e ibs_op//u -o /dev/null true 2> /dev/null
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "[FAIL] IBS PMU should not accept exclude_kernel"
-    exit 1
+if ! hw_priv_filter_supported; then
+    perf record -B -e ibs_op//u -o /dev/null true 2> /dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "[FAIL] IBS PMU should not accept exclude_kernel"
+        exit 1
+    fi
 fi
 
 # setting it with swfilt should be fine