diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/qos_mc_aware.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/qos_mc_aware.sh
index 71231ad2dbfb..47315fe48d5a 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/qos_mc_aware.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/mlxsw/qos_mc_aware.sh
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ test_mc_aware()
 
 	stop_traffic
 
-	log_test "UC performace under MC overload"
+	log_test "UC performance under MC overload"
 
 	echo "UC-only throughput  $(humanize $ucth1)"
 	echo "UC+MC throughput    $(humanize $ucth2)"
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ test_uc_aware()
 
 	stop_traffic
 
-	log_test "MC performace under UC overload"
+	log_test "MC performance under UC overload"
 	echo "    ingress UC throughput $(humanize ${uc_ir})"
 	echo "    egress UC throughput  $(humanize ${uc_er})"
 	echo "    sent $attempts BC ARPs, got $passes responses"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kmod/kmod.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/kmod/kmod.sh
index 0a76314b4414..8b944cf042f6 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kmod/kmod.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kmod/kmod.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # override by exporting to your environment prior running this script.
 # For instance this script assumes you do not have xfs loaded upon boot.
 # If this is false, export DEFAULT_KMOD_FS="ext4" prior to running this
-# script if the filesyste module you don't have loaded upon bootup
+# script if the filesystem module you don't have loaded upon bootup
 # is ext4 instead. Refer to allow_user_defaults() for a list of user
 # override variables possible.
 #
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ config_get_test_result()
 config_reset()
 {
 	if ! echo -n "1" >"$DIR"/reset; then
-		echo "$0: reset shuld have worked" >&2
+		echo "$0: reset should have worked" >&2
 		exit 1
 	fi
 }
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ usage()
 	echo Example uses:
 	echo
 	echo "${TEST_NAME}.sh		-- executes all tests"
-	echo "${TEST_NAME}.sh -t 0008	-- Executes test ID 0008 number of times is recomended"
+	echo "${TEST_NAME}.sh -t 0008	-- Executes test ID 0008 number of times is recommended"
 	echo "${TEST_NAME}.sh -w 0008	-- Watch test ID 0008 run until an error occurs"
 	echo "${TEST_NAME}.sh -s 0008	-- Run test ID 0008 once"
 	echo "${TEST_NAME}.sh -c 0008 3	-- Run test ID 0008 three times"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
index 30195449c63c..edcfeace4655 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ function log() {
 	echo "$1" > /dev/kmsg
 }
 
+# skip(msg) - testing can't proceed
+#	msg - explanation
+function skip() {
+	log "SKIP: $1"
+	echo "SKIP: $1" >&2
+	exit 4
+}
+
 # die(msg) - game over, man
 #	msg - dying words
 function die() {
@@ -43,6 +51,12 @@ function loop_until() {
 	done
 }
 
+function assert_mod() {
+	local mod="$1"
+
+	modprobe --dry-run "$mod" &>/dev/null
+}
+
 function is_livepatch_mod() {
 	local mod="$1"
 
@@ -75,6 +89,9 @@ function __load_mod() {
 function load_mod() {
 	local mod="$1"; shift
 
+	assert_mod "$mod" ||
+		skip "unable to load module ${mod}, verify CONFIG_TEST_LIVEPATCH=m and run self-tests as root"
+
 	is_livepatch_mod "$mod" &&
 		die "use load_lp() to load the livepatch module $mod"
 
@@ -88,6 +105,9 @@ function load_mod() {
 function load_lp_nowait() {
 	local mod="$1"; shift
 
+	assert_mod "$mod" ||
+		skip "unable to load module ${mod}, verify CONFIG_TEST_LIVEPATCH=m and run self-tests as root"
+
 	is_livepatch_mod "$mod" ||
 		die "module $mod is not a livepatch"
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/test_vsyscall.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/test_vsyscall.c
index 4602326b8f5b..a4f4d4cf22c3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/test_vsyscall.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/test_vsyscall.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static int test_vsys_x(void)
 		printf("[OK]\tExecuting the vsyscall page failed: #PF(0x%lx)\n",
 		       segv_err);
 	} else {
-		printf("[FAILT]\tExecution failed with the wrong error: #PF(0x%lx)\n",
+		printf("[FAIL]\tExecution failed with the wrong error: #PF(0x%lx)\n",
 		       segv_err);
 		return 1;
 	}