diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
index d79be15dd3d2..451fed5ce8e7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ struct vm_mem_backing_src_alias {
 	uint32_t flag;
 };
 
+#define MIN_RUN_DELAY_NS	200000UL
+
 bool thp_configured(void);
 size_t get_trans_hugepagesz(void);
 size_t get_def_hugetlb_pagesz(void);
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ const struct vm_mem_backing_src_alias *vm_mem_backing_src_alias(uint32_t i);
 size_t get_backing_src_pagesz(uint32_t i);
 void backing_src_help(void);
 enum vm_mem_backing_src_type parse_backing_src_type(const char *type_name);
+long get_run_delay(void);
 
 /*
  * Whether or not the given source type is shared memory (as opposed to
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c
index af1031fed97f..a9107bfae402 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <linux/mman.h>
 #include "linux/kernel.h"
 
@@ -129,13 +130,16 @@ size_t get_trans_hugepagesz(void)
 {
 	size_t size;
 	FILE *f;
+	int ret;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT(thp_configured(), "THP is not configured in host kernel");
 
 	f = fopen("/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/hpage_pmd_size", "r");
 	TEST_ASSERT(f != NULL, "Error in opening transparent_hugepage/hpage_pmd_size");
 
-	fscanf(f, "%ld", &size);
+	ret = fscanf(f, "%ld", &size);
+	ret = fscanf(f, "%ld", &size);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret < 1, "Error reading transparent_hugepage/hpage_pmd_size");
 	fclose(f);
 
 	return size;
@@ -300,3 +304,19 @@ enum vm_mem_backing_src_type parse_backing_src_type(const char *type_name)
 	TEST_FAIL("Unknown backing src type: %s", type_name);
 	return -1;
 }
+
+long get_run_delay(void)
+{
+	char path[64];
+	long val[2];
+	FILE *fp;
+
+	sprintf(path, "/proc/%ld/schedstat", syscall(SYS_gettid));
+	fp = fopen(path, "r");
+	/* Return MIN_RUN_DELAY_NS upon failure just to be safe */
+	if (fscanf(fp, "%ld %ld ", &val[0], &val[1]) < 2)
+		val[1] = MIN_RUN_DELAY_NS;
+	fclose(fp);
+
+	return val[1];
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/steal_time.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/steal_time.c
index ecec30865a74..2172d65b85e4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/steal_time.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/steal_time.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <asm/kvm.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_para.h>
 
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@
 
 #define NR_VCPUS		4
 #define ST_GPA_BASE		(1 << 30)
-#define MIN_RUN_DELAY_NS	200000UL
 
 static void *st_gva[NR_VCPUS];
 static uint64_t guest_stolen_time[NR_VCPUS];
@@ -217,20 +215,6 @@ static void steal_time_dump(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpuid)
 
 #endif
 
-static long get_run_delay(void)
-{
-	char path[64];
-	long val[2];
-	FILE *fp;
-
-	sprintf(path, "/proc/%ld/schedstat", syscall(SYS_gettid));
-	fp = fopen(path, "r");
-	fscanf(fp, "%ld %ld ", &val[0], &val[1]);
-	fclose(fp);
-
-	return val[1];
-}
-
 static void *do_steal_time(void *arg)
 {
 	struct timespec ts, stop;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/mmio_warning_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/mmio_warning_test.c
index e6480fd5c4bd..8039e1eff938 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/mmio_warning_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/mmio_warning_test.c
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ int get_warnings_count(void)
 	FILE *f;
 
 	f = popen("dmesg | grep \"WARNING:\" | wc -l", "r");
-	fscanf(f, "%d", &warnings);
+	if (fscanf(f, "%d", &warnings) < 1)
+		warnings = 0;
 	fclose(f);
 
 	return warnings;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c
index 117bf49a3d79..eda0d2a51224 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <sched.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
 
 #define VCPU_ID		5
 
@@ -98,20 +97,6 @@ static void guest_code(void)
 	GUEST_DONE();
 }
 
-static long get_run_delay(void)
-{
-        char path[64];
-        long val[2];
-        FILE *fp;
-
-        sprintf(path, "/proc/%ld/schedstat", syscall(SYS_gettid));
-        fp = fopen(path, "r");
-        fscanf(fp, "%ld %ld ", &val[0], &val[1]);
-        fclose(fp);
-
-        return val[1];
-}
-
 static int cmp_timespec(struct timespec *a, struct timespec *b)
 {
 	if (a->tv_sec > b->tv_sec)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index fa2ac0e56b43..fe7ee2b0f29c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ ARCH		?= $(SUBARCH)
 # When local build is done, headers are installed in the default
 # INSTALL_HDR_PATH usr/include.
 .PHONY: khdr
+.NOTPARALLEL:
 khdr:
 ifndef KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL_DONE
 ifeq (1,$(DEFAULT_INSTALL_HDR_PATH))