diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/timer.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/timer.c
index 86425939527c..34f9ccce2602 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/timer.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/timer.c
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ void test_timer_interrupt(void)
 	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_test_run_opts, opts);
 
 	skel = timer_interrupt__open_and_load();
+	if (!skel && errno == EOPNOTSUPP) {
+		test__skip();
+		return;
+	}
 	if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "timer_interrupt__open_and_load"))
 		return;