diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
index 6354465067b87e..6a001fcfed68e5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
@@ -330,7 +330,21 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 out_delete_evlist:
 	evlist__delete(evlist);
 out:
-	return (err < 0 || errs > 0) ? -1 : 0;
+	if (err == -EACCES)
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+	if (err < 0)
+		return TEST_FAIL;
+	return TEST_OK;
 }
 
-DEFINE_SUITE("PERF_RECORD_* events & perf_sample fields", PERF_RECORD);
+static struct test_case tests__PERF_RECORD[] = {
+	TEST_CASE_REASON("PERF_RECORD_* events & perf_sample fields",
+			 PERF_RECORD,
+			 "permissions"),
+	{	.name = NULL, }
+};
+
+struct test_suite suite__PERF_RECORD = {
+	.desc = "PERF_RECORD_* events & perf_sample fields",
+	.test_cases = tests__PERF_RECORD,
+};