diff --git a/meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/files/Merge.test_series_merge_on_head.pass b/meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/files/Merge.test_series_merge_on_head.1.skip
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/files/Merge.test_series_merge_on_head.pass
rename to meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/files/Merge.test_series_merge_on_head.1.skip
diff --git a/meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/files/Merge.test_series_merge_on_head.fail b/meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/files/Merge.test_series_merge_on_head.2.skip
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/files/Merge.test_series_merge_on_head.fail
rename to meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/files/Merge.test_series_merge_on_head.2.skip
diff --git a/meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/selftest b/meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/selftest
index 006d1badf8..6fad50ce61 100755
--- a/meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/selftest
+++ b/meta/lib/patchtest/selftest/selftest
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@ parentdir  = os.path.dirname(topdir)
 # path to the repo root
 repodir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(parentdir))
 
-def print_results(passcount, skipcount, failcount, xpasscount, xfailcount, errorcount):
-    total = passcount + skipcount + failcount + xpasscount + xfailcount + errorcount
+def print_results(passcount, failcount, skipcount, xpasscount, xfailcount, xskipcount, errorcount):
+    total = passcount + skipcount + failcount + xpasscount + xfailcount + xskipcount + errorcount
     print("============================================================================")
     print("Testsuite summary for %s" % os.path.basename(topdir))
     print("============================================================================")
     print("# TOTAL: %s" % str(total))
     print("# XPASS: %s" % str(xpasscount))
     print("# XFAIL: %s" % str(xfailcount))
+    print("# XSKIP: %s" % str(xskipcount))
     print("# PASS: %s" % str(passcount))
     print("# FAIL: %s" % str(failcount))
     print("# SKIP: %s" % str(skipcount))
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     skipcount = 0
     xpasscount = 0
     xfailcount = 0
+    xskipcount = 0
     errorcount = 0
 
     results = None
@@ -71,6 +73,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                     elif expected_result.upper() == "PASS" and result.upper() == "PASS":
                         xpasscount = xpasscount + 1
                         print("XPASS: %s (file: %s)" % (testid.strip("."), os.path.basename(patch)))
+                    elif expected_result.upper() == "SKIP" and result.upper() == "SKIP":
+                        xskipcount = xskipcount + 1
+                        print("XSKIP: %s (file: %s)" % (testid.strip("."), os.path.basename(patch)))
                     else:
                         print("%s: %s (%s)" % (result.upper(), testid.strip("."), os.path.basename(patch)))
                         if result.upper() == "PASS":
@@ -86,4 +91,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             else:
                 print ("No test for=%s" % patch)
 
-    print_results(passcount, skipcount, failcount, xpasscount, xfailcount, errorcount)
+    print_results(passcount, failcount, skipcount, xpasscount, xfailcount, xskipcount, errorcount)