diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist-mod.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist-mod.tc
index c2b61c4fda11..0bf5085281f3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist-mod.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist-mod.tc
@@ -23,15 +23,14 @@ if [ ! -f events/sched/sched_process_fork/trigger ]; then
     exit_unsupported
 fi
 
-reset_tracer
-do_reset
-
-FEATURE=`grep hist events/sched/sched_process_fork/trigger`
-if [ -z "$FEATURE" ]; then
+if [ ! -f events/sched/sched_process_fork/hist ]; then
     echo "hist trigger is not supported"
     exit_unsupported
 fi
 
+reset_tracer
+do_reset
+
 echo "Test histogram with execname modifier"
 
 echo 'hist:keys=common_pid.execname' > events/sched/sched_process_fork/trigger
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist.tc
index b2902d42a537..a00184cd9c95 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist.tc
@@ -23,15 +23,14 @@ if [ ! -f events/sched/sched_process_fork/trigger ]; then
     exit_unsupported
 fi
 
-reset_tracer
-do_reset
-
-FEATURE=`grep hist events/sched/sched_process_fork/trigger`
-if [ -z "$FEATURE" ]; then
+if [ ! -f events/sched/sched_process_fork/hist ]; then
     echo "hist trigger is not supported"
     exit_unsupported
 fi
 
+reset_tracer
+do_reset
+
 echo "Test histogram basic tigger"
 
 echo 'hist:keys=parent_pid:vals=child_pid' > events/sched/sched_process_fork/trigger
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-multihist.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-multihist.tc
index 03c4a46561fc..3478b00ead57 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-multihist.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-multihist.tc
@@ -23,15 +23,14 @@ if [ ! -f events/sched/sched_process_fork/trigger ]; then
     exit_unsupported
 fi
 
-reset_tracer
-do_reset
-
-FEATURE=`grep hist events/sched/sched_process_fork/trigger`
-if [ -z "$FEATURE" ]; then
+if [ ! -f events/sched/sched_process_fork/hist ]; then
     echo "hist trigger is not supported"
     exit_unsupported
 fi
 
+reset_tracer
+do_reset
+
 reset_trigger
 
 echo "Test histogram multiple tiggers"