diff --git a/kernelci/kbuild.py b/kernelci/kbuild.py
index 4ff838c17b..5bad0a286e 100644
--- a/kernelci/kbuild.py
+++ b/kernelci/kbuild.py
@@ -1044,7 +1044,10 @@ def _kselftest_suite_results(self, kselftest_result):
             # A TARGET may be a nested path (e.g. "net/mptcp"); it is "built"
             # if any installed file lives under it. Use "." in the node name
             # to keep path elements free of slashes.
-            name = suite.replace("/", ".")
+            # These nodes report whether each kselftest suite was built; they
+            # are not results from executing the suite.  Keep that distinction
+            # visible when dashboards display the leaf name without its path.
+            name = "build.kselftest." + suite.replace("/", ".")
             if kselftest_result == "skip":
                 result = "skip"
             elif kselftest_result == "fail":
diff --git a/tests/test_kbuild.py b/tests/test_kbuild.py
index 5dd06d547e..148f799285 100644
--- a/tests/test_kbuild.py
+++ b/tests/test_kbuild.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 """Tests for kernelci.kbuild build script generation and metadata"""
 
+import json
 import os
 import sys
 import types
@@ -82,6 +83,33 @@ def test_no_probe_for_gcc_without_tuxmake(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         assert not any("--version" in s for s in kbuild._steps)
 
 
+class TestKselftestSuiteResults:
+    def test_names_identify_build_results(self, tmp_path):
+        kbuild = _kbuild(tmp_path)
+        af_dir = tmp_path / "artifacts"
+        (af_dir / "kselftest_targets.txt").write_text(
+            "accel net/mptcp\n", encoding="utf-8"
+        )
+        (af_dir / "kselftest_metadata.json").write_text(
+            json.dumps(
+                {
+                    "artifacts": {
+                        "kselftest": [
+                            "accel/test_accel",
+                            "net/mptcp/mptcp_connect",
+                        ]
+                    }
+                }
+            ),
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
+
+        assert kbuild._kselftest_suite_results("pass") == [
+            ("build.kselftest.accel", "pass"),
+            ("build.kselftest.net.mptcp", "pass"),
+        ]
+
+
 class FakeStorage:
     def __init__(self):
         self.single_uploads = []