diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ntb/ntb_test.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/ntb/ntb_test.sh
index 13f5198ba0ee..1ee8ea350f65 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ntb/ntb_test.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ntb/ntb_test.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ set -e
 function _modprobe()
 {
         modprobe "$@"
+
+	if [[ "$REMOTE_HOST" != "" ]]; then
+		ssh "$REMOTE_HOST" modprobe "$@"
+	fi
 }
 
 function split_remote()