diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/fp/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/fp/Makefile
index ed62e7003b96ec1ae4a12751f8ee834dcfcd803f..fa3a0167db2d3b671e8a75285b8de5eb837a12f6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/fp/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/fp/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fpsimd-test: fpsimd-test.o
 	$(CC) -nostdlib $^ -o $@
 rdvl-sve: rdvl-sve.o rdvl.o
 sve-ptrace: sve-ptrace.o sve-ptrace-asm.o
-sve-probe-vls: sve-probe-vls.o
+sve-probe-vls: sve-probe-vls.o rdvl.o
 sve-test: sve-test.o
 	$(CC) -nostdlib $^ -o $@
 vlset: vlset.o
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/fp/sve-probe-vls.c b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/fp/sve-probe-vls.c
index 76e138525d5504d9031ba0bab72449ec2391f4f2..a24eca7a4ecb089627a3413d7aad4561ed3f7f85 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/fp/sve-probe-vls.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/fp/sve-probe-vls.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <asm/sigcontext.h>
 
 #include "../../kselftest.h"
+#include "rdvl.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		vl &= PR_SVE_VL_LEN_MASK;
 
+		if (rdvl_sve() != vl)
+			ksft_exit_fail_msg("PR_SVE_SET_VL reports %d, RDVL %d\n",
+					   vl, rdvl_sve());
+
 		if (!sve_vl_valid(vl))
 			ksft_exit_fail_msg("VL %d invalid\n", vl);
 		vq = sve_vq_from_vl(vl);