diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/pauth/pac.c b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/pauth/pac.c
index 592fe538506e3..b743daa772f55 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/pauth/pac.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/pauth/pac.c
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@
 do { \
 	unsigned long hwcaps = getauxval(AT_HWCAP); \
 	/* data key instructions are not in NOP space. This prevents a SIGILL */ \
-	ASSERT_NE(0, hwcaps & HWCAP_PACA) TH_LOG("PAUTH not enabled"); \
+	if (!(hwcaps & HWCAP_PACA))					\
+		SKIP(return, "PAUTH not enabled"); \
 } while (0)
 #define ASSERT_GENERIC_PAUTH_ENABLED() \
 do { \
 	unsigned long hwcaps = getauxval(AT_HWCAP); \
 	/* generic key instructions are not in NOP space. This prevents a SIGILL */ \
-	ASSERT_NE(0, hwcaps & HWCAP_PACG) TH_LOG("Generic PAUTH not enabled"); \
+	if (!(hwcaps & HWCAP_PACG)) \
+		SKIP(return, "Generic PAUTH not enabled");	\
 } while (0)
 
 void sign_specific(struct signatures *sign, size_t val)
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ TEST(single_thread_different_keys)
 	unsigned long hwcaps = getauxval(AT_HWCAP);
 
 	/* generic and data key instructions are not in NOP space. This prevents a SIGILL */
-	ASSERT_NE(0, hwcaps & HWCAP_PACA) TH_LOG("PAUTH not enabled");
+	ASSERT_PAUTH_ENABLED();
 	if (!(hwcaps & HWCAP_PACG)) {
 		TH_LOG("WARNING: Generic PAUTH not enabled. Skipping generic key checks");
 		nkeys = NKEYS - 1;
@@ -299,7 +301,7 @@ TEST(exec_changed_keys)
 	unsigned long hwcaps = getauxval(AT_HWCAP);
 
 	/* generic and data key instructions are not in NOP space. This prevents a SIGILL */
-	ASSERT_NE(0, hwcaps & HWCAP_PACA) TH_LOG("PAUTH not enabled");
+	ASSERT_PAUTH_ENABLED();
 	if (!(hwcaps & HWCAP_PACG)) {
 		TH_LOG("WARNING: Generic PAUTH not enabled. Skipping generic key checks");
 		nkeys = NKEYS - 1;