diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-stress.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-stress.c
index cc8e0fd0da1c..a4b83280998a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-stress.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-stress.c
@@ -417,6 +417,9 @@ static void parse_test_type_arg(const char *raw_type)
 	test_uffdio_wp = test_uffdio_wp &&
 		(features & UFFD_FEATURE_PAGEFAULT_FLAG_WP);
 
+	if (test_type != TEST_ANON && !(features & UFFD_FEATURE_WP_HUGETLBFS_SHMEM))
+		test_uffdio_wp = false;
+
 	close(uffd);
 	uffd = -1;
 }