diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timens/clock_nanosleep.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timens/clock_nanosleep.c
index 8e7b7c72ef65f6..72d41b955fb226 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timens/clock_nanosleep.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timens/clock_nanosleep.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	ksft_set_plan(4);
 
-	check_config_posix_timers();
+	check_supported_timers();
 
 	if (unshare_timens())
 		return 1;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timens.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timens.c
index 098be7c83be3e9..52b6a1185f52a2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timens.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timens.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	nscheck();
 
-	check_config_posix_timers();
+	check_supported_timers();
 
 	ksft_set_plan(ARRAY_SIZE(clocks) * 2);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timens.h b/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timens.h
index e09e7e39bc52fa..d4fc52d4714627 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timens.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timens.h
@@ -14,15 +14,26 @@
 #endif
 
 static int config_posix_timers = true;
+static int config_alarm_timers = true;
 
-static inline void check_config_posix_timers(void)
+static inline void check_supported_timers(void)
 {
+	struct timespec ts;
+
 	if (timer_create(-1, 0, 0) == -1 && errno == ENOSYS)
 		config_posix_timers = false;
+
+	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM, &ts) == -1 && errno == EINVAL)
+		config_alarm_timers = false;
 }
 
 static inline bool check_skip(int clockid)
 {
+	if (!config_alarm_timers && clockid == CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM) {
+		ksft_test_result_skip("CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM isn't supported\n");
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	if (config_posix_timers)
 		return false;
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timer.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timer.c
index 96dba11ebe446a..5e7f0051bd7be1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timer.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timer.c
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ int run_test(int clockid, struct timespec now)
 	timer_t fd;
 	int i;
 
+	if (check_skip(clockid))
+		return 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
 		struct sigevent sevp = {.sigev_notify = SIGEV_NONE};
 		int flags = 0;
@@ -74,6 +77,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	nscheck();
 
+	check_supported_timers();
+
 	ksft_set_plan(3);
 
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &mtime_now);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timerfd.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timerfd.c
index eff1ec5ff215b7..9edd43d6b2c133 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timerfd.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timens/timerfd.c
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ int run_test(int clockid, struct timespec now)
 	long long elapsed;
 	int fd, i;
 
+	if (check_skip(clockid))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (tclock_gettime(clockid, &now))
 		return pr_perror("clock_gettime(%d)", clockid);
 
@@ -81,6 +84,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	nscheck();
 
+	check_supported_timers();
+
 	ksft_set_plan(3);
 
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &mtime_now);