diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/rss_ctx.py b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/rss_ctx.py
index 7bb552f8b182..9838b8457e5a 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/rss_ctx.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/rss_ctx.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def test_rss_key_indir(cfg):
 
     qcnt = len(_get_rx_cnts(cfg))
     if qcnt < 3:
-        KsftSkipEx("Device has fewer than 3 queues (or doesn't support queue stats)")
+        raise KsftSkipEx("Device has fewer than 3 queues (or doesn't support queue stats)")
 
     data = get_rss(cfg)
     want_keys = ['rss-hash-key', 'rss-hash-function', 'rss-indirection-table']