diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
index 1dfef77cff6f4b62aa59bad8395b98461f18d36a..e7798dd97f4b9861c841679f051cd4b00205756f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_maps.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #define ENOTSUPP 524
 #endif
 
+static int skips;
+
 static int map_flags;
 
 #define CHECK(condition, tag, format...) ({				\
@@ -724,6 +726,15 @@ static void test_sockmap(int tasks, void *data)
 			    sizeof(key), sizeof(value),
 			    6, 0);
 	if (fd < 0) {
+		if (!bpf_probe_map_type(BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP, 0)) {
+			printf("%s SKIP (unsupported map type BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP)\n",
+			       __func__);
+			skips++;
+			for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+				close(sfd[i]);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		printf("Failed to create sockmap %i\n", fd);
 		goto out_sockmap;
 	}
@@ -1701,6 +1712,6 @@ int main(void)
 	map_flags = BPF_F_NO_PREALLOC;
 	run_all_tests();
 
-	printf("test_maps: OK\n");
+	printf("test_maps: OK, %d SKIPPED\n", skips);
 	return 0;
 }