diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
index 47c1ef117275..2f92feb809be 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static int duration = 0;
 #define NESTING_ERR_CASE(name) {					\
 	NESTING_CASE_COMMON(name),					\
 	.fails = true,							\
+	.run_btfgen_fails = true,							\
 }
 
 #define ARRAYS_DATA(struct_name) STRUCT_TO_CHAR_PTR(struct_name) {	\
@@ -258,12 +259,14 @@ static int duration = 0;
 	BITFIELDS_CASE_COMMON("test_core_reloc_bitfields_probed.o",	\
 			      "probed:", name),				\
 	.fails = true,							\
+	.run_btfgen_fails = true,							\
 	.raw_tp_name = "sys_enter",					\
 	.prog_name = "test_core_bitfields",				\
 }, {									\
 	BITFIELDS_CASE_COMMON("test_core_reloc_bitfields_direct.o",	\
 			      "direct:", name),				\
 	.fails = true,							\
+	.run_btfgen_fails = true,							\
 	.prog_name = "test_core_bitfields_direct",			\
 }
 
@@ -304,6 +307,7 @@ static int duration = 0;
 #define SIZE_ERR_CASE(name) {						\
 	SIZE_CASE_COMMON(name),						\
 	.fails = true,							\
+	.run_btfgen_fails = true,							\
 }
 
 #define TYPE_BASED_CASE_COMMON(name)					\
@@ -396,6 +400,7 @@ struct core_reloc_test_case {
 	const char *output;
 	int output_len;
 	bool fails;
+	bool run_btfgen_fails;
 	bool needs_testmod;
 	bool relaxed_core_relocs;
 	const char *prog_name;
@@ -952,7 +957,7 @@ static void run_core_reloc_tests(bool use_btfgen)
 		/* generate a "minimal" BTF file and use it as source */
 		if (use_btfgen) {
 
-			if (!test_case->btf_src_file || test_case->fails) {
+			if (!test_case->btf_src_file || test_case->run_btfgen_fails) {
 				test__skip();
 				continue;
 			}