diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/preemptirq/irqsoff_tracer.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/preemptirq/irqsoff_tracer.tc
index cbd174334a48..2b82c80edf69 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/preemptirq/irqsoff_tracer.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/preemptirq/irqsoff_tracer.tc
@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@ unsup() { #msg
     exit_unsupported
 }
 
-modprobe $MOD || unsup "$MOD module not available"
+unres() { #msg
+    reset_tracer
+    rmmod $MOD || true
+    echo $1
+    exit_unresolved
+}
+
+modprobe $MOD || unres "$MOD module not available"
 rmmod $MOD
 
 grep -q "preemptoff" available_tracers || unsup "preemptoff tracer not enabled"