diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/eprobes_syntax_errors.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/eprobes_syntax_errors.tc
index fc1daac7f066826d4381f0e76149fcc75e1a1c2e..4f5e8c66515621009d0b549372d4813a2b404d67 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/eprobes_syntax_errors.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/eprobes_syntax_errors.tc
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ check_error 'e:foo/^bar.1 syscalls/sys_enter_openat'	# BAD_EVENT_NAME
 check_error 'e:foo/bar syscalls/sys_enter_openat arg=^dfd'	# BAD_FETCH_ARG
 check_error 'e:foo/bar syscalls/sys_enter_openat ^arg=$foo'	# BAD_ATTACH_ARG
 
-check_error 'e:foo/bar syscalls/sys_enter_openat if ^'	# NO_EP_FILTER
+if grep -q '<attached-group>\.<attached-event>.*\[if <filter>\]' README; then
+  check_error 'e:foo/bar syscalls/sys_enter_openat if ^'	# NO_EP_FILTER
+fi
 
 exit 0