diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
index 17c023823713..6a4235a9cf57 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ static int do_test(struct bpf_object *obj, int (*func)(void),
 
 	err = parse_events_load_bpf_obj(&parse_state, &parse_state.list, obj, NULL);
 	parse_events_error__exit(&parse_error);
+	if (err == -ENODATA) {
+		pr_debug("Failed to add events selected by BPF, debuginfo package not installed\n");
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+	}
 	if (err || list_empty(&parse_state.list)) {
 		pr_debug("Failed to add events selected by BPF\n");
 		return TEST_FAIL;
@@ -368,7 +372,7 @@ static struct test_case bpf_tests[] = {
 			"clang isn't installed or environment missing BPF support"),
 #ifdef HAVE_BPF_PROLOGUE
 	TEST_CASE_REASON("BPF prologue generation", bpf_prologue_test,
-			"clang isn't installed or environment missing BPF support"),
+			"clang/debuginfo isn't installed or environment missing BPF support"),
 #else
 	TEST_CASE_REASON("BPF prologue generation", bpf_prologue_test, "not compiled in"),
 #endif