diff --git a/tests/rocprofv3/counter-collection/input1/validate.py b/tests/rocprofv3/counter-collection/input1/validate.py
index dc5ec2fd93..82708fb56c 100644
--- a/tests/rocprofv3/counter-collection/input1/validate.py
+++ b/tests/rocprofv3/counter-collection/input1/validate.py
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ def test_validate_counter_collection_pmc1_json(json_data):
                     sq_waves_values.append(record["value"])
 
             # Check aggregate sum
-            assert sum(sq_waves_values) > 0, f"SQ_WAVES value is not > 0"
+            if agent["name"] not in skip_gfx:
+                assert sum(sq_waves_values) > 0, "SQ_WAVES value is not > 0"
 
     di_uniq = list(set(sorted(dispatch_ids)))
     # make sure the dispatch ids are unique and ordered
diff --git a/tests/rocprofv3/counter-collection/kernel_filtering/validate.py b/tests/rocprofv3/counter-collection/kernel_filtering/validate.py
index 819404dd54..abd1f376c0 100644
--- a/tests/rocprofv3/counter-collection/kernel_filtering/validate.py
+++ b/tests/rocprofv3/counter-collection/kernel_filtering/validate.py
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ def validate_json(json_data, counter_name, check_dispatch):
                     values.append(record["value"])
 
             # Check aggregate sum
-            assert sum(values) > 0, f"{counter_name} value is not > 0"
+            if agent["name"] not in skip_gfx:
+                assert sum(values) > 0, f"{counter_name} value is not > 0"
 
     if check_dispatch:
         di_uniq = list(set(sorted(dispatch_ids)))