diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/evmcs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/evmcs_test.c
index e6e62e5e75b2cd199efeb67f6dc2e69b2b22e3f4..757928199f19a8bfe91abc52adad6f506678fbef 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/evmcs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/evmcs_test.c
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 
-	if (!kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE) ||
+	if (!nested_vmx_supported() ||
+	    !kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE) ||
 	    !kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_HYPERV_ENLIGHTENED_VMCS)) {
-		print_skip("capabilities not available");
+		print_skip("Enlightened VMCS is unsupported");
 		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_cpuid.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_cpuid.c
index 4a7967cca281a4a75106d7e8aa743e597fa3ef81..745b708c2d3bbbfb1cc1fc9b703cb7d5bbfee7b4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_cpuid.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_cpuid.c
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 1:
 			break;
 		case 2:
-			if (!kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_HYPERV_ENLIGHTENED_VMCS)) {
+			if (!nested_vmx_supported() ||
+			    !kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_HYPERV_ENLIGHTENED_VMCS)) {
 				print_skip("Enlightened VMCS is unsupported");
 				continue;
 			}