diff --git a/tests/system-kmod-macros.at b/tests/system-kmod-macros.at
index 87f99a6c4..554a61e9b 100644
--- a/tests/system-kmod-macros.at
+++ b/tests/system-kmod-macros.at
@@ -166,21 +166,19 @@ m4_define([DPCTL_CHECK_FRAGMENTATION_FAIL],
 
 ])
 
-# OVS_CHECK_KERNEL([minversion], [minsublevel], [maxversion], [maxsublevel])
+# OVS_CHECK_MIN_KERNEL([minversion], [minsublevel])
 #
-# Check if kernel version falls between minversion.minsublevel and
-# maxversion.maxsublevel, skip this test if it is not.
-m4_define([OVS_CHECK_KERNEL],
+# Skip test if kernel version falls below minversion.minsublevel
+m4_define([OVS_CHECK_MIN_KERNEL],
 [
     version=$(uname -r | sed -e 's/\./ /g' | awk '{print $ 1}')
     sublevel=$(uname -r | sed -e 's/\./ /g' | awk '{print $ 2}')
-    AT_SKIP_IF([test $version -lt $1 || ( test $version -eq $1 && test $sublevel -lt $2 ) || test $version -gt $3 || ( test $version -eq $3 && test $sublevel -gt $4 )])
+    AT_SKIP_IF([test $version -lt $1 || ( test $version -eq $1 && test $sublevel -lt $2 )])
 ])
 
 # OVS_CHECK_KERNEL_EXCL([minversion], [minsublevel], [maxversion], [maxsublevel])
 #
-# Check that kernel version doesn't fall between minversion.minsublevel and
-# maxversion.maxsublevel, skip this test if it is.
+# Skip test if kernel version falls between minversion.minsublevel and maxversion.maxsublevel
 m4_define([OVS_CHECK_KERNEL_EXCL],
 [
     version=$(uname -r | sed -e 's/\./ /g' | awk '{print $ 1}')
diff --git a/tests/system-traffic.at b/tests/system-traffic.at
index b1241812e..a35874463 100644
--- a/tests/system-traffic.at
+++ b/tests/system-traffic.at
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_STOP
 AT_CLEANUP
 
 AT_SETUP([datapath - ping over gre tunnel by simulated packets])
-OVS_CHECK_KERNEL(3, 10, 4, 18)
+OVS_CHECK_MIN_KERNEL(3, 10)
 
 OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START()
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl -- set bridge br0 other-config:hwaddr=\"f2:ff:00:00:00:01\"])
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_STOP
 AT_CLEANUP
 
 AT_SETUP([datapath - ping over erspan v1 tunnel by simulated packets])
-OVS_CHECK_KERNEL(3, 10, 4, 18)
+OVS_CHECK_MIN_KERNEL(3, 10)
 
 OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START()
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl -- set bridge br0 other-config:hwaddr=\"f2:ff:00:00:00:01\"])
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_STOP
 AT_CLEANUP
 
 AT_SETUP([datapath - ping over erspan v2 tunnel by simulated packets])
-OVS_CHECK_KERNEL(3, 10, 4, 18)
+OVS_CHECK_MIN_KERNEL(3, 10)
 
 OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START()
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl -- set bridge br0 other-config:hwaddr=\"f2:ff:00:00:00:01\"])
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_STOP
 AT_CLEANUP
 
 AT_SETUP([datapath - ping over ip6erspan v1 tunnel by simulated packets])
-OVS_CHECK_KERNEL(3, 10, 4, 18)
+OVS_CHECK_MIN_KERNEL(3, 10)
 
 OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START()
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl -- set bridge br0 other-config:hwaddr=\"f2:ff:00:00:00:01\"])
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_STOP
 AT_CLEANUP
 
 AT_SETUP([datapath - ping over ip6erspan v2 tunnel by simulated packets])
-OVS_CHECK_KERNEL(3, 10, 4, 18)
+OVS_CHECK_MIN_KERNEL(3, 10)
 
 OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START()
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl -- set bridge br0 other-config:hwaddr=\"f2:ff:00:00:00:01\"])
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ dnl   ns1: connect to br0, with IP:10.1.1.2
 dnl   br-underlay: with IP: 172.31.1.100
 dnl   ns0: connect to br-underlay, with IP: 10.1.1.1
 AT_SETUP([datapath - truncate and output to gre tunnel by simulated packets])
-OVS_CHECK_KERNEL(3, 10, 4, 18)
+OVS_CHECK_MIN_KERNEL(3, 10)
 AT_SKIP_IF([test $HAVE_NC = no])
 OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START()
 
diff --git a/tests/system-userspace-macros.at b/tests/system-userspace-macros.at
index 5cebe5821..92ffbf6d5 100644
--- a/tests/system-userspace-macros.at
+++ b/tests/system-userspace-macros.at
@@ -278,10 +278,10 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpctl/ipf-get-status -m | FORMAT_FRAG_LIST()], [], [dnl
 ])
 ])
 
-# OVS_CHECK_KERNEL([minversion], [maxversion], [minsublevel], [maxsublevel])
+# OVS_CHECK_MIN_KERNEL([minversion], [maxversion])
 #
 # The userspace skips all tests that check kernel version.
-m4_define([OVS_CHECK_KERNEL],
+m4_define([OVS_CHECK_MIN_KERNEL],
 [
     AT_SKIP_IF([:])
 ])