diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 8b8f63f706d9..d115a19e5f0f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -536,8 +536,14 @@ static int print_test_result(struct test_suite *t, int curr_suite, int curr_test
 			const char *reason = skip_reason(t, curr_test_case);
 			char *escaped_reason = xml_escape(reason ? reason : "Skip");
 
-			strbuf_addf(&junit_xml_buf, "      <skipped message=\"%s\"/>\n",
-				    escaped_reason);
+			if (err_output && *err_output) {
+				strbuf_addf(&junit_xml_buf,
+					    "      <skipped message=\"%s\">\n%s\n      </skipped>\n",
+					    escaped_reason, escaped_err);
+			} else {
+				strbuf_addf(&junit_xml_buf, "      <skipped message=\"%s\"/>\n",
+					    escaped_reason);
+			}
 			free(escaped_reason);
 		}
 		strbuf_addstr(&junit_xml_buf, "    </testcase>\n");