diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d208f506d..031a3959d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+fwupd (1.7.7-1ubuntu1) kinetic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Skip mtd tests if not working off mtdram (LP: #1973598)
+    + d/p/0002-trivial-skip-mtd-tests-if-not-working-off-mtdram-tes.patch
+  * d/t/ci: try loading the mtdram module to execute mtd tests
+
+ -- Lukas Märdian <slyon@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 17 May 2022 12:49:19 +0200
+
 fwupd (1.7.7-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream version (1.7.7)
diff --git a/debian/patches/0002-trivial-skip-mtd-tests-if-not-working-off-mtdram-tes.patch b/debian/patches/0002-trivial-skip-mtd-tests-if-not-working-off-mtdram-tes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf79efc7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0002-trivial-skip-mtd-tests-if-not-working-off-mtdram-tes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>
+Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 10:35:18 -0500
+Subject: trivial: skip mtd tests if not working off mtdram test device (LP:
+ #1973598)
+
+---
+ plugins/mtd/fu-self-test.c | 7 +++++++
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/plugins/mtd/fu-self-test.c b/plugins/mtd/fu-self-test.c
+index 9d23f5c..cfee5ca 100644
+--- a/plugins/mtd/fu-self-test.c
++++ b/plugins/mtd/fu-self-test.c
+@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ fu_test_mtd_device_func(void)
+ 	g_autoptr(GRand) rand = g_rand_new_with_seed(0);
+ 	g_autoptr(GUdevClient) udev_client = g_udev_client_new(NULL);
+ 	g_autoptr(GUdevDevice) udev_device = NULL;
++	const gchar *dev_name;
+ 
+ 	/* do not save silo */
+ 	ret = fu_context_load_quirks(ctx, FU_QUIRKS_LOAD_FLAG_NO_CACHE, &error);
+@@ -49,6 +50,12 @@ fu_test_mtd_device_func(void)
+ 	g_assert_no_error(error);
+ 	g_assert_nonnull(locker);
+ 
++	dev_name = fu_device_get_name(device);
++	if (g_strcmp0(dev_name, "mtdram test device") != 0) {
++		g_test_skip("device is not mtdram test device");
++		return;
++	}
++
+ 	bufsz = fu_device_get_firmware_size_max(device);
+ 	g_assert_cmpint(bufsz, ==, 0x400000);
+ 
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index b6dea009f..9cb02d41f 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 0001-trivial-Add-a-new-configuration-option-systemd_unit_.patch
+0002-trivial-skip-mtd-tests-if-not-working-off-mtdram-tes.patch
diff --git a/debian/tests/ci b/debian/tests/ci
index 39a306f63..f937041d3 100755
--- a/debian/tests/ci
+++ b/debian/tests/ci
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
+# try loading the mtdram module to run our mtd tests
+modprobe mtdram || true
 sed "s,^DisabledPlugins=.*,DisabledPlugins=," -i /etc/fwupd/daemon.conf
 sed "s,^VerboseDomains=.*,VerboseDomains=*,"  -i /etc/fwupd/daemon.conf
 sed "s,ConditionVirtualization=.*,," 		\