diff --git a/test.h b/test.h
index cba8d41..7de13fe 100644
--- a/test.h
+++ b/test.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void builtin_xaction_namespace_reset(void);
 
 struct kmod_ctx;
 struct kmod_module;
-int nfit_test_init(struct kmod_ctx **ctx, struct kmod_module **mod,
+int ndctl_test_init(struct kmod_ctx **ctx, struct kmod_module **mod,
 		struct ndctl_ctx *nd_ctx, int log_level,
 		struct ndctl_test *test);
 
diff --git a/test/ack-shutdown-count-set.c b/test/ack-shutdown-count-set.c
index fb1d82b..c561ff3 100644
--- a/test/ack-shutdown-count-set.c
+++ b/test/ack-shutdown-count-set.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static int test_ack_shutdown_count_set(int loglevel, struct ndctl_test *test,
 	int result = EXIT_FAILURE, err;
 
 	ndctl_set_log_priority(ctx, loglevel);
-	err = nfit_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, loglevel, test);
+	err = ndctl_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, loglevel, test);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		result = 77;
 		ndctl_test_skip(test);
diff --git a/test/blk_namespaces.c b/test/blk_namespaces.c
index d7f00cb..f076e85 100644
--- a/test/blk_namespaces.c
+++ b/test/blk_namespaces.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ int test_blk_namespaces(int log_level, struct ndctl_test *test,
 
 	if (!bus) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "ACPI.NFIT unavailable falling back to nfit_test\n");
-		rc = nfit_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, log_level, test);
+		rc = ndctl_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, log_level, test);
 		ndctl_invalidate(ctx);
 		bus = ndctl_bus_get_by_provider(ctx, "nfit_test.0");
 		if (rc < 0 || !bus) {
diff --git a/test/core.c b/test/core.c
index cc7d8d9..44cb277 100644
--- a/test/core.c
+++ b/test/core.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <util/log.h>
 #include <util/sysfs.h>
 #include <ndctl/libndctl.h>
+#include <ndctl/ndctl.h>
 #include <ccan/array_size/array_size.h>
 
 #define KVER_STRLEN 20
@@ -106,11 +107,11 @@ int ndctl_test_get_skipped(struct ndctl_test *test)
 	return test->skip;
 }
 
-int nfit_test_init(struct kmod_ctx **ctx, struct kmod_module **mod,
+int ndctl_test_init(struct kmod_ctx **ctx, struct kmod_module **mod,
 		struct ndctl_ctx *nd_ctx, int log_level,
 		struct ndctl_test *test)
 {
-	int rc;
+	int rc, family = -1;
 	unsigned int i;
 	const char *name;
 	struct ndctl_bus *bus;
@@ -127,10 +128,30 @@ int nfit_test_init(struct kmod_ctx **ctx, struct kmod_module **mod,
 		"nd_e820",
 		"nd_pmem",
 	};
+	char *test_env;
 
 	log_init(&log_ctx, "test/init", "NDCTL_TEST");
 	log_ctx.log_priority = log_level;
 
+	/*
+	 * The following two checks determine the platform family. For
+	 * Intel/platforms which support ACPI, check sysfs; for other platforms
+	 * determine from the environment variable NVDIMM_TEST_FAMILY
+	 */
+	if (access("/sys/bus/acpi", F_OK) == 0) {
+		if (errno == ENOENT)
+			family = NVDIMM_FAMILY_INTEL;
+	}
+
+	test_env = getenv("NDCTL_TEST_FAMILY");
+	if (test_env && strcmp(test_env, "PAPR") == 0)
+		family = NVDIMM_FAMILY_PAPR;
+
+	if (family == -1) {
+		log_err(&log_ctx, "Cannot determine NVDIMM family\n");
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+
 	*ctx = kmod_new(NULL, NULL);
 	if (!*ctx)
 		return -ENXIO;
@@ -185,6 +206,11 @@ retry:
 
 		path = kmod_module_get_path(*mod);
 		if (!path) {
+			if (family != NVDIMM_FAMILY_INTEL &&
+			    (strcmp(name, "nfit") == 0 ||
+			     strcmp(name, "nd_e820") == 0))
+				continue;
+
 			log_err(&log_ctx, "%s.ko: failed to get path\n", name);
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/test/dpa-alloc.c b/test/dpa-alloc.c
index e922009..0b3bb7a 100644
--- a/test/dpa-alloc.c
+++ b/test/dpa-alloc.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ int test_dpa_alloc(int loglevel, struct ndctl_test *test, struct ndctl_ctx *ctx)
 		return 77;
 
 	ndctl_set_log_priority(ctx, loglevel);
-	err = nfit_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, loglevel, test);
+	err = ndctl_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, loglevel, test);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		ndctl_test_skip(test);
 		fprintf(stderr, "nfit_test unavailable skipping tests\n");
diff --git a/test/dsm-fail.c b/test/dsm-fail.c
index 9dfd8b0..0a6383d 100644
--- a/test/dsm-fail.c
+++ b/test/dsm-fail.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ int test_dsm_fail(int loglevel, struct ndctl_test *test, struct ndctl_ctx *ctx)
 	int result = EXIT_FAILURE, err;
 
 	ndctl_set_log_priority(ctx, loglevel);
-	err = nfit_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, loglevel, test);
+	err = ndctl_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, loglevel, test);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		result = 77;
 		ndctl_test_skip(test);
diff --git a/test/libndctl.c b/test/libndctl.c
index 24d72b3..0e88fce 100644
--- a/test/libndctl.c
+++ b/test/libndctl.c
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ int test_libndctl(int loglevel, struct ndctl_test *test, struct ndctl_ctx *ctx)
 	daxctl_set_log_priority(daxctl_ctx, loglevel);
 	ndctl_set_private_data(ctx, test);
 
-	err = nfit_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, ctx, loglevel, test);
+	err = ndctl_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, ctx, loglevel, test);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		ndctl_test_skip(test);
 		fprintf(stderr, "nfit_test unavailable skipping tests\n");
diff --git a/test/multi-pmem.c b/test/multi-pmem.c
index 3d10952..3ea08cc 100644
--- a/test/multi-pmem.c
+++ b/test/multi-pmem.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int test_multi_pmem(int loglevel, struct ndctl_test *test, struct ndctl_ctx *ctx
 
 	ndctl_set_log_priority(ctx, loglevel);
 
-	err = nfit_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, loglevel, test);
+	err = ndctl_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, loglevel, test);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		result = 77;
 		ndctl_test_skip(test);
diff --git a/test/parent-uuid.c b/test/parent-uuid.c
index 6424e9f..bded33a 100644
--- a/test/parent-uuid.c
+++ b/test/parent-uuid.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ int test_parent_uuid(int loglevel, struct ndctl_test *test, struct ndctl_ctx *ct
 		return 77;
 
 	ndctl_set_log_priority(ctx, loglevel);
-	err = nfit_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, loglevel, test);
+	err = ndctl_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, loglevel, test);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		ndctl_test_skip(test);
 		fprintf(stderr, "nfit_test unavailable skipping tests\n");
diff --git a/test/pmem_namespaces.c b/test/pmem_namespaces.c
index f0f2edd..a4db1ae 100644
--- a/test/pmem_namespaces.c
+++ b/test/pmem_namespaces.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ int test_pmem_namespaces(int log_level, struct ndctl_test *test,
 
 	if (!bus) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "ACPI.NFIT unavailable falling back to nfit_test\n");
-		rc = nfit_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, log_level, test);
+		rc = ndctl_test_init(&kmod_ctx, &mod, NULL, log_level, test);
 		ndctl_invalidate(ctx);
 		bus = ndctl_bus_get_by_provider(ctx, "nfit_test.0");
 		if (rc < 0 || !bus) {
