diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/Makefile
index 55198ecc04db..6e3a98fb24ba 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-CFLAGS += -O3 -Wl,-no-as-needed -Wall
+CFLAGS += -O3 -Wl,-no-as-needed -Wall -I$(top_srcdir)/usr/include
 LDLIBS += -lrt -lpthread -lm
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS = rtctest
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/rtctest.c b/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/rtctest.c
index 63ce02d1d5cc..2b12497eb30d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/rtctest.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rtc/rtctest.c
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
 
 static char *rtc_file = "/dev/rtc0";
 
+enum rtc_alarm_state {
+	RTC_ALARM_UNKNOWN,
+	RTC_ALARM_ENABLED,
+	RTC_ALARM_DISABLED,
+};
+
 FIXTURE(rtc) {
 	int fd;
 };
@@ -82,6 +88,24 @@ static void nanosleep_with_retries(long ns)
 	}
 }
 
+static enum rtc_alarm_state get_rtc_alarm_state(int fd)
+{
+	struct rtc_param param = { 0 };
+	int rc;
+
+	/* Validate kernel reflects unsupported RTC alarm state */
+	param.param = RTC_PARAM_FEATURES;
+	param.index = 0;
+	rc = ioctl(fd, RTC_PARAM_GET, &param);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return RTC_ALARM_UNKNOWN;
+
+	if ((param.uvalue & _BITUL(RTC_FEATURE_ALARM)) == 0)
+		return RTC_ALARM_DISABLED;
+
+	return RTC_ALARM_ENABLED;
+}
+
 TEST_F_TIMEOUT(rtc, date_read_loop, READ_LOOP_DURATION_SEC + 2) {
 	int rc;
 	long iter_count = 0;
@@ -197,11 +221,16 @@ TEST_F(rtc, alarm_alm_set) {
 	fd_set readfds;
 	time_t secs, new;
 	int rc;
+	enum rtc_alarm_state alarm_state = RTC_ALARM_UNKNOWN;
 
 	if (self->fd == -1 && errno == ENOENT)
 		SKIP(return, "Skipping test since %s does not exist", rtc_file);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, self->fd);
 
+	alarm_state = get_rtc_alarm_state(self->fd);
+	if (alarm_state == RTC_ALARM_DISABLED)
+		SKIP(return, "Skipping test since alarms are not supported.");
+
 	rc = ioctl(self->fd, RTC_RD_TIME, &tm);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, rc);
 
@@ -210,6 +239,11 @@ TEST_F(rtc, alarm_alm_set) {
 
 	rc = ioctl(self->fd, RTC_ALM_SET, &tm);
 	if (rc == -1) {
+		/*
+		 * Report error if rtc alarm was enabled. Fallback to check ioctl
+		 * error number if rtc alarm state is unknown.
+		 */
+		ASSERT_EQ(RTC_ALARM_UNKNOWN, alarm_state);
 		ASSERT_EQ(EINVAL, errno);
 		TH_LOG("skip alarms are not supported.");
 		return;
@@ -255,11 +289,16 @@ TEST_F(rtc, alarm_wkalm_set) {
 	fd_set readfds;
 	time_t secs, new;
 	int rc;
+	enum rtc_alarm_state alarm_state = RTC_ALARM_UNKNOWN;
 
 	if (self->fd == -1 && errno == ENOENT)
 		SKIP(return, "Skipping test since %s does not exist", rtc_file);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, self->fd);
 
+	alarm_state = get_rtc_alarm_state(self->fd);
+	if (alarm_state == RTC_ALARM_DISABLED)
+		SKIP(return, "Skipping test since alarms are not supported.");
+
 	rc = ioctl(self->fd, RTC_RD_TIME, &alarm.time);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, rc);
 
@@ -270,6 +309,11 @@ TEST_F(rtc, alarm_wkalm_set) {
 
 	rc = ioctl(self->fd, RTC_WKALM_SET, &alarm);
 	if (rc == -1) {
+		/*
+		 * Report error if rtc alarm was enabled. Fallback to check ioctl
+		 * error number if rtc alarm state is unknown.
+		 */
+		ASSERT_EQ(RTC_ALARM_UNKNOWN, alarm_state);
 		ASSERT_EQ(EINVAL, errno);
 		TH_LOG("skip alarms are not supported.");
 		return;
@@ -307,11 +351,16 @@ TEST_F_TIMEOUT(rtc, alarm_alm_set_minute, 65) {
 	fd_set readfds;
 	time_t secs, new;
 	int rc;
+	enum rtc_alarm_state alarm_state = RTC_ALARM_UNKNOWN;
 
 	if (self->fd == -1 && errno == ENOENT)
 		SKIP(return, "Skipping test since %s does not exist", rtc_file);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, self->fd);
 
+	alarm_state = get_rtc_alarm_state(self->fd);
+	if (alarm_state == RTC_ALARM_DISABLED)
+		SKIP(return, "Skipping test since alarms are not supported.");
+
 	rc = ioctl(self->fd, RTC_RD_TIME, &tm);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, rc);
 
@@ -320,6 +369,11 @@ TEST_F_TIMEOUT(rtc, alarm_alm_set_minute, 65) {
 
 	rc = ioctl(self->fd, RTC_ALM_SET, &tm);
 	if (rc == -1) {
+		/*
+		 * Report error if rtc alarm was enabled. Fallback to check ioctl
+		 * error number if rtc alarm state is unknown.
+		 */
+		ASSERT_EQ(RTC_ALARM_UNKNOWN, alarm_state);
 		ASSERT_EQ(EINVAL, errno);
 		TH_LOG("skip alarms are not supported.");
 		return;
@@ -365,11 +419,16 @@ TEST_F_TIMEOUT(rtc, alarm_wkalm_set_minute, 65) {
 	fd_set readfds;
 	time_t secs, new;
 	int rc;
+	enum rtc_alarm_state alarm_state = RTC_ALARM_UNKNOWN;
 
 	if (self->fd == -1 && errno == ENOENT)
 		SKIP(return, "Skipping test since %s does not exist", rtc_file);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, self->fd);
 
+	alarm_state = get_rtc_alarm_state(self->fd);
+	if (alarm_state == RTC_ALARM_DISABLED)
+		SKIP(return, "Skipping test since alarms are not supported.");
+
 	rc = ioctl(self->fd, RTC_RD_TIME, &alarm.time);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, rc);
 
@@ -380,6 +439,11 @@ TEST_F_TIMEOUT(rtc, alarm_wkalm_set_minute, 65) {
 
 	rc = ioctl(self->fd, RTC_WKALM_SET, &alarm);
 	if (rc == -1) {
+		/*
+		 * Report error if rtc alarm was enabled. Fallback to check ioctl
+		 * error number if rtc alarm state is unknown.
+		 */
+		ASSERT_EQ(RTC_ALARM_UNKNOWN, alarm_state);
 		ASSERT_EQ(EINVAL, errno);
 		TH_LOG("skip alarms are not supported.");
 		return;
