diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest.h
index dfec656df804..e3e260fe002f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest.h
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ static inline __noreturn __printf(1, 2) int ksft_exit_skip(const char *msg, ...)
 static inline int ksft_min_kernel_version(unsigned int min_major,
 					  unsigned int min_minor)
 {
+#ifdef NOLIBC
+	ksft_print_msg("NOLIBC: Can't check kernel version: Function not implemented\n");
+	return 0;
+#else
 	unsigned int major, minor;
 	struct utsname info;
 
@@ -357,6 +361,7 @@ static inline int ksft_min_kernel_version(unsigned int min_major,
 		ksft_exit_fail_msg("Can't parse kernel version\n");
 
 	return major > min_major || (major == min_major && minor >= min_minor);
+#endif
 }
 
 #endif /* __KSELFTEST_H */