diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/mov_ss_trap.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/mov_ss_trap.c
index 6da0ac3f01358..cc3de6ff9fba1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/mov_ss_trap.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/mov_ss_trap.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 unsigned short ss;
 extern unsigned char breakpoint_insn[];
 sigjmp_buf jmpbuf;
-static unsigned char altstack_data[SIGSTKSZ];
 
 static void enable_watchpoint(void)
 {
@@ -250,13 +249,14 @@ int main()
 	if (sigsetjmp(jmpbuf, 1) == 0) {
 		printf("[RUN]\tMOV SS; SYSENTER\n");
 		stack_t stack = {
-			.ss_sp = altstack_data,
+			.ss_sp = malloc(sizeof(char) * SIGSTKSZ),
 			.ss_size = SIGSTKSZ,
 		};
 		if (sigaltstack(&stack, NULL) != 0)
 			err(1, "sigaltstack");
 		sethandler(SIGSEGV, handle_and_longjmp, SA_RESETHAND | SA_ONSTACK);
 		nr = SYS_getpid;
+		free(stack.ss_sp);
 		/* Clear EBP first to make sure we segfault cleanly. */
 		asm volatile ("xorl %%ebp, %%ebp; mov %[ss], %%ss; SYSENTER" : "+a" (nr)
 			      : [ss] "m" (ss) : "flags", "rcx"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c
index 57c4f67f16ef2..5d7961a5f7f6e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ static unsigned short LDT3(int idx)
 	return (idx << 3) | 7;
 }
 
-/* Our sigaltstack scratch space. */
-static char altstack_data[SIGSTKSZ];
-
 static void sethandler(int sig, void (*handler)(int, siginfo_t *, void *),
 		       int flags)
 {
@@ -771,7 +768,8 @@ int main()
 	setup_ldt();
 
 	stack_t stack = {
-		.ss_sp = altstack_data,
+		/* Our sigaltstack scratch space. */
+		.ss_sp = malloc(sizeof(char) * SIGSTKSZ),
 		.ss_size = SIGSTKSZ,
 	};
 	if (sigaltstack(&stack, NULL) != 0)
@@ -872,5 +870,6 @@ int main()
 	total_nerrs += test_nonstrict_ss();
 #endif
 
+	free(stack.ss_sp);
 	return total_nerrs ? 1 : 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/single_step_syscall.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/single_step_syscall.c
index 120ac741fe440..9a30f443e9286 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/single_step_syscall.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/single_step_syscall.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ static void clearhandler(int sig)
 
 static volatile sig_atomic_t sig_traps, sig_eflags;
 sigjmp_buf jmpbuf;
-static unsigned char altstack_data[SIGSTKSZ];
 
 #ifdef __x86_64__
 # define REG_IP REG_RIP
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ int main()
 		unsigned long nr = SYS_getpid;
 		printf("[RUN]\tSet TF and check SYSENTER\n");
 		stack_t stack = {
-			.ss_sp = altstack_data,
+			.ss_sp = malloc(sizeof(char) * SIGSTKSZ),
 			.ss_size = SIGSTKSZ,
 		};
 		if (sigaltstack(&stack, NULL) != 0)
@@ -219,6 +218,7 @@ int main()
 			   SA_RESETHAND | SA_ONSTACK);
 		sethandler(SIGILL, print_and_longjmp, SA_RESETHAND);
 		set_eflags(get_eflags() | X86_EFLAGS_TF);
+		free(stack.ss_sp);
 		/* Clear EBP first to make sure we segfault cleanly. */
 		asm volatile ("xorl %%ebp, %%ebp; SYSENTER" : "+a" (nr) :: "flags", "rcx"
 #ifdef __x86_64__
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_arg_fault.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_arg_fault.c
index bff474b5efc6e..461fa41a4d02a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_arg_fault.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_arg_fault.c
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 
 #include "helpers.h"
 
-/* Our sigaltstack scratch space. */
-static unsigned char altstack_data[SIGSTKSZ];
-
 static void sethandler(int sig, void (*handler)(int, siginfo_t *, void *),
 		       int flags)
 {
@@ -104,7 +101,8 @@ static void sigill(int sig, siginfo_t *info, void *ctx_void)
 int main()
 {
 	stack_t stack = {
-		.ss_sp = altstack_data,
+		/* Our sigaltstack scratch space. */
+		.ss_sp = malloc(sizeof(char) * SIGSTKSZ),
 		.ss_size = SIGSTKSZ,
 	};
 	if (sigaltstack(&stack, NULL) != 0)
@@ -233,5 +231,6 @@ int main()
 	set_eflags(get_eflags() & ~X86_EFLAGS_TF);
 #endif
 
+	free(stack.ss_sp);
 	return 0;
 }