diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xdpxceiver.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xdpxceiver.c
index fe7f423b8c3f4892dcaa8813c2bcff85fe52cce5..040164c7efc11e912aef7eed72c77a6011adcd53 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xdpxceiver.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/xdpxceiver.c
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ static bool hugepages_present(struct ifobject *ifobject)
 	void *bufs;
 
 	bufs = mmap(NULL, mmap_sz, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
-		    MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_NORESERVE | MAP_HUGETLB, -1, 0);
+		    MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_HUGETLB, -1, 0);
 	if (bufs == MAP_FAILED)
 		return false;
 
@@ -1364,6 +1364,10 @@ static void run_pkt_test(struct test_spec *test, enum test_mode mode, enum test_
 		testapp_invalid_desc(test);
 		break;
 	case TEST_TYPE_UNALIGNED_INV_DESC:
+		if (!hugepages_present(test->ifobj_tx)) {
+			ksft_test_result_skip("No 2M huge pages present.\n");
+			return;
+		}
 		test_spec_set_name(test, "UNALIGNED_INV_DESC");
 		test->ifobj_tx->umem->unaligned_mode = true;
 		test->ifobj_rx->umem->unaligned_mode = true;