diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_parser.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_parser.py
index de1c0b7e14ed..e16331a5bec4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_parser.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_parser.py
@@ -824,7 +824,8 @@ def parse_run_tests(kernel_output: Iterable[str]) -> Test:
 	lines = extract_tap_lines(kernel_output)
 	test = Test()
 	if not lines:
-		test.add_error('invalid KTAP input!')
+		test.name = '<missing>'
+		test.add_error('could not find any KTAP output!')
 		test.status = TestStatus.FAILURE_TO_PARSE_TESTS
 	else:
 		test = parse_test(lines, 0, [])
diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py
index 210df0f443e6..aebda46bcad8 100755
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class KUnitParserTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		with open(crash_log) as file:
 			result = kunit_parser.parse_run_tests(
 				kunit_parser.extract_tap_lines(file.readlines()))
-		print_mock.assert_any_call(StrContains('invalid KTAP input!'))
+		print_mock.assert_any_call(StrContains('could not find any KTAP output!'))
 		print_mock.stop()
 		self.assertEqual(0, len(result.subtests))
 
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class KUnitMainTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertEqual(e.exception.code, 1)
 		self.assertEqual(self.linux_source_mock.build_reconfig.call_count, 1)
 		self.assertEqual(self.linux_source_mock.run_kernel.call_count, 1)
-		self.print_mock.assert_any_call(StrContains('invalid KTAP input!'))
+		self.print_mock.assert_any_call(StrContains('could not find any KTAP output!'))
 
 	def test_exec_no_tests(self):
 		self.linux_source_mock.run_kernel = mock.Mock(return_value=['TAP version 14', '1..0'])