diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
index 80223113f3e38..c8f93edc52cc6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
@@ -3262,6 +3262,11 @@ TEST(user_notification_with_tsync)
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int flags;
 
+	ret = prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, ret) {
+		TH_LOG("Kernel does not support PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS!");
+	}
+
 	/* these were exclusive */
 	flags = SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_NEW_LISTENER |
 		SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_TSYNC;