diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/kprobes-test.c b/arch/arm/kernel/kprobes-test.c
index 379639998d5a..08d731294bcd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/kprobes-test.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/kprobes-test.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ static int pre_handler_called;
 static int post_handler_called;
 static int jprobe_func_called;
 static int kretprobe_handler_called;
+static int tests_failed;
 
 #define FUNC_ARG1 0x12345678
 #define FUNC_ARG2 0xabcdef
@@ -461,6 +462,13 @@ static int run_api_tests(long (*func)(long, long))
 
 	pr_info("    jprobe\n");
 	ret = test_jprobe(func);
+#if defined(CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL) && !defined(MODULE)
+	if (ret == -EINVAL) {
+		pr_err("FAIL: Known longtime bug with jprobe on Thumb kernels\n");
+		tests_failed = ret;
+		ret = 0;
+	}
+#endif
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1671,6 +1679,8 @@ static int __init run_all_tests(void)
 #endif
 
 out:
+	if (ret == 0)
+		ret = tests_failed;
 	if (ret == 0)
 		pr_info("Finished kprobe tests OK\n");
 	else