diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/dma-buf/udmabuf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/dma-buf/udmabuf.c
index de1c4e6de0b21..c812080e304e8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/dma-buf/udmabuf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/dma-buf/udmabuf.c
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	devfd = open("/dev/udmabuf", O_RDWR);
 	if (devfd < 0) {
-		printf("%s: [skip,no-udmabuf]\n", TEST_PREFIX);
+		printf("%s: [skip,no-udmabuf: Unable to access DMA buffer device file]\n",
+		       TEST_PREFIX);
 		exit(77);
 	}