diff --git a/scripts/sanity_chk/sanitylib.py b/scripts/sanity_chk/sanitylib.py
index 7c15b8f..93285f5 100644
--- a/scripts/sanity_chk/sanitylib.py
+++ b/scripts/sanity_chk/sanitylib.py
@@ -1976,6 +1976,8 @@
                     logger.debug("filtering %s" % self.instance.name)
                     self.instance.status = "skipped"
                     self.instance.reason = "filter"
+                    for case in self.instance.testcase.cases:
+                        self.instance.results.update({case: 'SKIP'})
                     pipeline.put({"op": "report", "test": self.instance})
                 else:
                     pipeline.put({"op": "build", "test": self.instance})
@@ -3032,7 +3034,7 @@
                             eleTestcase,
                             'skipped',
                             type="skipped",
-                            message="Skipped")
+                            message=instance.reason)
             else:
                 eleTestcase = ET.SubElement(eleTestsuite, 'testcase',
                     classname="%s:%s" % (instance.platform.name, instance.testcase.name),