diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/Makefile
index 4e2049d2fd8d..fcc91c205984 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/Makefile
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ $(OUTPUT)/fpu_syscall: fpu_asm.S
 $(OUTPUT)/fpu_preempt: fpu_asm.S
 $(OUTPUT)/fpu_signal:  fpu_asm.S
 
-$(OUTPUT)/vmx_syscall: vmx_asm.S
-$(OUTPUT)/vmx_preempt: vmx_asm.S
-$(OUTPUT)/vmx_signal: vmx_asm.S
+$(OUTPUT)/vmx_syscall: vmx_asm.S ../utils.c
+$(OUTPUT)/vmx_preempt: vmx_asm.S ../utils.c
+$(OUTPUT)/vmx_signal: vmx_asm.S ../utils.c
 
 $(OUTPUT)/vsx_preempt: CFLAGS += -mvsx
-$(OUTPUT)/vsx_preempt: vsx_asm.S
+$(OUTPUT)/vsx_preempt: vsx_asm.S ../utils.c
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vmx_preempt.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vmx_preempt.c
index 2e059f154e77..6761d6ce30ec 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vmx_preempt.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vmx_preempt.c
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ int test_preempt_vmx(void)
 	int i, rc, threads;
 	pthread_t *tids;
 
+	// vcmpequd used in vmx_asm.S is v2.07
+	SKIP_IF(!have_hwcap2(PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_2_07));
+
 	threads = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN) * THREAD_FACTOR;
 	tids = malloc(threads * sizeof(pthread_t));
 	FAIL_IF(!tids);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vmx_signal.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vmx_signal.c
index 785a48e0976f..b340a5c4e79d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vmx_signal.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vmx_signal.c
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ int test_signal_vmx(void)
 	void *rc_p;
 	pthread_t *tids;
 
+	// vcmpequd used in vmx_asm.S is v2.07
+	SKIP_IF(!have_hwcap2(PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_2_07));
+
 	threads = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN) * THREAD_FACTOR;
 	tids = malloc(threads * sizeof(pthread_t));
 	FAIL_IF(!tids);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vmx_syscall.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vmx_syscall.c
index 9ee293cc868e..03c78dfe3444 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vmx_syscall.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vmx_syscall.c
@@ -49,9 +49,14 @@ int test_vmx_syscall(void)
 	 * Setup an environment with much context switching
 	 */
 	pid_t pid2;
-	pid_t pid = fork();
+	pid_t pid;
 	int ret;
 	int child_ret;
+
+	// vcmpequd used in vmx_asm.S is v2.07
+	SKIP_IF(!have_hwcap2(PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_2_07));
+
+	pid = fork();
 	FAIL_IF(pid == -1);
 
 	pid2 = fork();
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vsx_preempt.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vsx_preempt.c
index 63de9c6e2cd3..d1601bb889d4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vsx_preempt.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/math/vsx_preempt.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ int test_preempt_vsx(void)
 	int i, rc, threads;
 	pthread_t *tids;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!have_hwcap(PPC_FEATURE_HAS_VSX));
+
 	threads = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN) * THREAD_FACTOR;
 	tids = malloc(threads * sizeof(pthread_t));
 	FAIL_IF(!tids);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/count_stcx_fail.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/count_stcx_fail.c
index 7b4ac4537702..2980abca31e0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/count_stcx_fail.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/pmu/count_stcx_fail.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <asm/cputable.h>
 
 #include "event.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@ static int test_body(void)
 	struct event events[3];
 	u64 overhead;
 
+	// The STCX_FAIL event we use works on Power8 or later
+	SKIP_IF(!have_hwcap2(PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_2_07));
+
 	setup_event(&events[0], PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "instructions");
 	setup_event(&events[1], PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "cycles");
 	setup_event(&events[2], PM_STCX_FAIL, PERF_TYPE_RAW, "stcx_fail");
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/ptrace/ptrace-tar.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/ptrace/ptrace-tar.c
index 58cb1a860cc9..4436ca9d3caf 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/ptrace/ptrace-tar.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/ptrace/ptrace-tar.c
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ int ptrace_tar(void)
 	pid_t pid;
 	int ret, status;
 
+	// TAR was added in v2.07
+	SKIP_IF(!have_hwcap2(PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_2_07));
+
 	shm_id = shmget(IPC_PRIVATE, sizeof(int) * 3, 0777|IPC_CREAT);
 	pid = fork();
 	if (pid < 0) {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/ptrace/ptrace-vsx.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/ptrace/ptrace-vsx.c
index c4fe0e893306..cb9875f764ca 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/ptrace/ptrace-vsx.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/ptrace/ptrace-vsx.c
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ int ptrace_vsx(void)
 	pid_t pid;
 	int ret, status, i;
 
+	SKIP_IF(!have_hwcap(PPC_FEATURE_HAS_VSX));
+
 	shm_id = shmget(IPC_PRIVATE, sizeof(int) * 2, 0777|IPC_CREAT);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < VEC_MAX; i++)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/stringloops/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/stringloops/Makefile
index 7fc0623d85c3..9c39f55a58ff 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/stringloops/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/stringloops/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build_32bit = $(shell if ($(CC) $(CFLAGS) -m32 -o /dev/null memcmp.c >/dev/null
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS := memcmp_64 strlen
 
-$(OUTPUT)/memcmp_64: memcmp.c
+$(OUTPUT)/memcmp_64: memcmp.c ../utils.c
 $(OUTPUT)/memcmp_64: CFLAGS += -m64 -maltivec
 
 ifeq ($(build_32bit),1)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/stringloops/memcmp.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/stringloops/memcmp.c
index e4605ca850dc..979df3d98368 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/stringloops/memcmp.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/stringloops/memcmp.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <asm/cputable.h>
 #include "utils.h"
 
 #define SIZE 256
@@ -151,6 +152,11 @@ static int testcase(bool islarge)
 
 static int testcases(void)
 {
+#ifdef __powerpc64__
+	// vcmpequd used in memcmp_64.S is v2.07
+	SKIP_IF(!have_hwcap2(PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_2_07));
+#endif
+
 	testcase(0);
 	testcase(1);
 	return 0;