diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-sysfs.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-sysfs.sh
index 58fe1d96997c..7fa2223f9533 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-sysfs.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-sysfs.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ MOD_LIVEPATCH=test_klp_livepatch
 MOD_LIVEPATCH2=test_klp_callbacks_demo
 MOD_LIVEPATCH3=test_klp_syscall
 
+HAS_PATCH_ATTR=0
+
 setup_config
 
 # - load a livepatch and verifies the sysfs entries work as expected
@@ -25,8 +27,12 @@ check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "stack_order" "-r--r--r--"
 check_sysfs_value  "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "stack_order" "1"
 check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "transition" "-r--r--r--"
 check_sysfs_value  "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "transition" "0"
-check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "vmlinux/patched" "-r--r--r--"
-check_sysfs_value  "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "vmlinux/patched" "1"
+
+if does_sysfs_exist "$MOD_LIVEPATCH/vmlinux" "patched"; then
+	check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "vmlinux/patched" "-r--r--r--"
+	check_sysfs_value  "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "vmlinux/patched" "1"
+	HAS_PATCH_ATTR=1
+fi
 
 disable_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
 
@@ -45,48 +51,49 @@ livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': completing unpatching transition
 livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': unpatching complete
 % rmmod $MOD_LIVEPATCH"
 
-start_test "sysfs test object/patched"
+if [[ "$HAS_PATCH_ATTR" == "1" ]]; then
+	start_test "sysfs test object/patched"
 
-MOD_LIVEPATCH=test_klp_callbacks_demo
-MOD_TARGET=test_klp_callbacks_mod
-load_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
+	MOD_TARGET=test_klp_callbacks_mod
+	load_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH2
 
-# check the "patch" file changes as target module loads/unloads
-check_sysfs_value  "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "$MOD_TARGET/patched" "0"
-load_mod $MOD_TARGET
-check_sysfs_value  "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "$MOD_TARGET/patched" "1"
-unload_mod $MOD_TARGET
-check_sysfs_value  "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "$MOD_TARGET/patched" "0"
+	# check the "patch" file changes as target module loads/unloads
+	check_sysfs_value  "$MOD_LIVEPATCH2" "$MOD_TARGET/patched" "0"
+	load_mod $MOD_TARGET
+	check_sysfs_value  "$MOD_LIVEPATCH2" "$MOD_TARGET/patched" "1"
+	unload_mod $MOD_TARGET
+	check_sysfs_value  "$MOD_LIVEPATCH2" "$MOD_TARGET/patched" "0"
 
-disable_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
-unload_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
+	disable_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH2
+	unload_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH2
 
-check_result "% insmod test_modules/test_klp_callbacks_demo.ko
-livepatch: enabling patch 'test_klp_callbacks_demo'
-livepatch: 'test_klp_callbacks_demo': initializing patching transition
-test_klp_callbacks_demo: pre_patch_callback: vmlinux
-livepatch: 'test_klp_callbacks_demo': starting patching transition
-livepatch: 'test_klp_callbacks_demo': completing patching transition
-test_klp_callbacks_demo: post_patch_callback: vmlinux
-livepatch: 'test_klp_callbacks_demo': patching complete
-% insmod test_modules/test_klp_callbacks_mod.ko
-livepatch: applying patch 'test_klp_callbacks_demo' to loading module 'test_klp_callbacks_mod'
-test_klp_callbacks_demo: pre_patch_callback: test_klp_callbacks_mod -> [MODULE_STATE_COMING] Full formed, running module_init
-test_klp_callbacks_demo: post_patch_callback: test_klp_callbacks_mod -> [MODULE_STATE_COMING] Full formed, running module_init
-test_klp_callbacks_mod: test_klp_callbacks_mod_init
-% rmmod test_klp_callbacks_mod
-test_klp_callbacks_mod: test_klp_callbacks_mod_exit
-test_klp_callbacks_demo: pre_unpatch_callback: test_klp_callbacks_mod -> [MODULE_STATE_GOING] Going away
-livepatch: reverting patch 'test_klp_callbacks_demo' on unloading module 'test_klp_callbacks_mod'
-test_klp_callbacks_demo: post_unpatch_callback: test_klp_callbacks_mod -> [MODULE_STATE_GOING] Going away
-% echo 0 > $SYSFS_KLP_DIR/test_klp_callbacks_demo/enabled
-livepatch: 'test_klp_callbacks_demo': initializing unpatching transition
-test_klp_callbacks_demo: pre_unpatch_callback: vmlinux
-livepatch: 'test_klp_callbacks_demo': starting unpatching transition
-livepatch: 'test_klp_callbacks_demo': completing unpatching transition
-test_klp_callbacks_demo: post_unpatch_callback: vmlinux
-livepatch: 'test_klp_callbacks_demo': unpatching complete
-% rmmod test_klp_callbacks_demo"
+	check_result "% insmod test_modules/$MOD_LIVEPATCH2.ko
+livepatch: enabling patch '$MOD_LIVEPATCH2'
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH2': initializing patching transition
+$MOD_LIVEPATCH2: pre_patch_callback: vmlinux
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH2': starting patching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH2': completing patching transition
+$MOD_LIVEPATCH2: post_patch_callback: vmlinux
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH2': patching complete
+% insmod test_modules/$MOD_TARGET.ko
+livepatch: applying patch '$MOD_LIVEPATCH2' to loading module '$MOD_TARGET'
+$MOD_LIVEPATCH2: pre_patch_callback: $MOD_TARGET -> [MODULE_STATE_COMING] Full formed, running module_init
+$MOD_LIVEPATCH2: post_patch_callback: $MOD_TARGET -> [MODULE_STATE_COMING] Full formed, running module_init
+$MOD_TARGET: test_klp_callbacks_mod_init
+% rmmod $MOD_TARGET
+$MOD_TARGET: test_klp_callbacks_mod_exit
+$MOD_LIVEPATCH2: pre_unpatch_callback: $MOD_TARGET -> [MODULE_STATE_GOING] Going away
+livepatch: reverting patch '$MOD_LIVEPATCH2' on unloading module '$MOD_TARGET'
+$MOD_LIVEPATCH2: post_unpatch_callback: $MOD_TARGET -> [MODULE_STATE_GOING] Going away
+% echo 0 > $SYSFS_KLP_DIR/$MOD_LIVEPATCH2/enabled
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH2': initializing unpatching transition
+$MOD_LIVEPATCH2: pre_unpatch_callback: vmlinux
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH2': starting unpatching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH2': completing unpatching transition
+$MOD_LIVEPATCH2: post_unpatch_callback: vmlinux
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH2': unpatching complete
+% rmmod $MOD_LIVEPATCH2"
+fi
 
 start_test "sysfs test replace enabled"