diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/ldt_gdt.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/ldt_gdt.c
index 961e3ee26c27229312e539f155aa3d89e391241b..b0334338a4b0ce8aef64c363e70a656e5974d5d3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/ldt_gdt.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/ldt_gdt.c
@@ -115,7 +115,15 @@ static void check_valid_segment(uint16_t index, int ldt,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (ar != expected_ar) {
+	/* The SDM says "bits 19:16 are undefined".  Thanks. */
+	ar &= ~0xF0000;
+
+	/*
+	 * NB: Different Linux versions do different things with the
+	 * accessed bit in set_thread_area().
+	 */
+	if (ar != expected_ar &&
+	    (ldt || ar != (expected_ar | AR_ACCESSED))) {
 		printf("[FAIL]\t%s entry %hu has AR 0x%08X but expected 0x%08X\n",
 		       (ldt ? "LDT" : "GDT"), index, ar, expected_ar);
 		nerrs++;