diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/locking/ww_mutex.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/locking/ww_mutex.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 2c3d6b1878c2..91e4ac7566af
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/locking/ww_mutex.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/locking/ww_mutex.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+# Kselftest framework requirement - SKIP code is 4.
+ksft_skip=4
+
 # Runs API tests for struct ww_mutex (Wait/Wound mutexes)
+if ! /sbin/modprobe -q -n test-ww_mutex; then
+	echo "ww_mutex: module test-ww_mutex is not found [SKIP]"
+	exit $ksft_skip
+fi
 
 if /sbin/modprobe -q test-ww_mutex; then
        /sbin/modprobe -q -r test-ww_mutex