diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kexec/kexec_common_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/kexec/kexec_common_lib.sh
index 347a0d171450..a65337e8f290 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kexec/kexec_common_lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kexec/kexec_common_lib.sh
@@ -66,3 +66,10 @@ get_secureboot_mode()
 	log_info "secure boot mode not enabled"
 	return 0;
 }
+
+require_root_privileges()
+{
+	if [ $(id -ru) -ne 0 ]; then
+		log_skip "requires root privileges"
+	fi
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kexec/test_kexec_load.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/kexec/test_kexec_load.sh
index cbf598a380d2..49545fcdc646 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kexec/test_kexec_load.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kexec/test_kexec_load.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ TEST="$0"
 . ./kexec_common_lib.sh
 
 # kexec requires root privileges
-if [ $(id -ru) -ne 0 ]; then
-	log_skip "requires root privileges"
-fi
+require_root_privileges
 
 get_secureboot_mode
 secureboot=$?