diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/mte/mte_common_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/mte/mte_common_util.c
index f50ac31920d13..0328a1e08f659 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/mte/mte_common_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/mte/mte_common_util.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ int mte_default_setup(void)
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!(hwcaps2 & HWCAP2_MTE)) {
-		ksft_print_msg("FAIL: MTE features unavailable\n");
+		ksft_print_msg("SKIP: MTE features unavailable\n");
 		return KSFT_SKIP;
 	}
 	/* Get current mte mode */