diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index f65886af7c0c..5bef05d6ba39 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ define RUN_TESTS
 			echo "selftests: Warning: file $$BASENAME_TEST is not executable, correct this.";\
 			echo "not ok 1..$$test_num selftests: $$BASENAME_TEST [FAIL]"; \
 		else					\
-			cd `dirname $$TEST` > /dev/null; (./$$BASENAME_TEST > /tmp/$$BASENAME_TEST 2>&1 && echo "ok 1..$$test_num selftests: $$BASENAME_TEST [PASS]") || echo "not ok 1..$$test_num selftests:  $$BASENAME_TEST [FAIL]"; cd - > /dev/null;\
+		if [ "X$(summary)" != "X" ]; then		\
+				cd `dirname $$TEST` > /dev/null; (./$$BASENAME_TEST > /tmp/$$BASENAME_TEST 2>&1 && echo "ok 1..$$test_num selftests: $$BASENAME_TEST [PASS]") || echo "not ok 1..$$test_num selftests:  $$BASENAME_TEST [FAIL]"; cd - > /dev/null;\
+			else				\
+				cd `dirname $$TEST` > /dev/null; (./$$BASENAME_TEST && echo "ok 1..$$test_num selftests: $$BASENAME_TEST [PASS]") || echo "not ok 1..$$test_num selftests:  $$BASENAME_TEST [FAIL]"; cd - > /dev/null;\
+			fi;				\
 		fi;					\
 	done;
 endef