diff --git a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/signalfd4/signalfd4_01.c b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/signalfd4/signalfd4_01.c
index 7d29649..75b0e4e 100644
--- a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/signalfd4/signalfd4_01.c
+++ b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/signalfd4/signalfd4_01.c
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@
 		tst_brkm(TBROK, NULL, "OPTION PARSING ERROR - %s", msg);
 	}
 	if ((tst_kvercmp(2, 6, 27)) < 0) {
-		tst_resm(TCONF,
+		tst_brkm(TCONF,
+			 NULL,
 			 "This test can only run on kernels that are 2.6.27 and higher");
-		tst_exit();
 	}
 	setup();
 
diff --git a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/signalfd4/signalfd4_02.c b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/signalfd4/signalfd4_02.c
index ff75d0b..2347338 100644
--- a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/signalfd4/signalfd4_02.c
+++ b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/signalfd4/signalfd4_02.c
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@
 		tst_brkm(TBROK, NULL, "OPTION PARSING ERROR - %s", msg);
 	}
 	if ((tst_kvercmp(2, 6, 27)) < 0) {
-		tst_resm(TCONF,
+		tst_brkm(TCONF,
+			 NULL,
 			 "This test can only run on kernels that are 2.6.27 and higher");
-		tst_exit();
 	}
 	setup();