diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
index 48354550d194..abff7afd3345 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
@@ -3068,6 +3068,11 @@ TEST(user_notification_basic)
 		.filter = filter,
 	};
 
+	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!");
+	}
+
 	pid = fork();
 	ASSERT_GE(pid, 0);
 
@@ -3149,6 +3154,11 @@ TEST(user_notification_kill_in_middle)
 	struct seccomp_notif req = {};
 	struct seccomp_notif_resp resp = {};
 
+	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!");
+	}
+
 	listener = user_trap_syscall(__NR_getpid,
 				     SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_NEW_LISTENER);
 	ASSERT_GE(listener, 0);
@@ -3196,6 +3206,11 @@ TEST(user_notification_signal)
 	struct seccomp_notif_resp resp = {};
 	char c;
 
+	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!");
+	}
+
 	ASSERT_EQ(socketpair(PF_LOCAL, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0, sk_pair), 0);
 
 	listener = user_trap_syscall(__NR_gettid,
@@ -3261,6 +3276,11 @@ TEST(user_notification_closed_listener)
 	long ret;
 	int status, listener;
 
+	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!");
+	}
+
 	listener = user_trap_syscall(__NR_getpid,
 				     SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_NEW_LISTENER);
 	ASSERT_GE(listener, 0);
@@ -3330,6 +3350,10 @@ TEST(user_notification_sibling_pid_ns)
 	struct seccomp_notif req = {};
 	struct seccomp_notif_resp resp = {};
 
+	ASSERT_EQ(prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0), 0) {
+		TH_LOG("Kernel does not support PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS!");
+	}
+
 	listener = user_trap_syscall(__NR_getpid, SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_NEW_LISTENER);
 	ASSERT_GE(listener, 0);