diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/rtcpie.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/rtcpie.c
index 47b5bad1b3933..4ef2184f15588 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/rtcpie.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/rtcpie.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include "../kselftest.h"
+
 /*
  * This expects the new RTC class driver framework, working with
  * clocks that will often not be clones of what the PC-AT had.
@@ -35,8 +37,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	switch (argc) {
 	case 2:
 		rtc = argv[1];
-		/* FALLTHROUGH */
+		break;
 	case 1:
+		fd = open(default_rtc, O_RDONLY);
+		if (fd == -1) {
+			printf("Default RTC %s does not exist. Test Skipped!\n", default_rtc);
+			exit(KSFT_SKIP);
+		}
+		close(fd);
 		break;
 	default:
 		fprintf(stderr, "usage:  rtctest [rtcdev] [d]\n");