diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
index 7ab02526c403fcc430c2b59297d5858779e77277..2971ba2829acef46a92f7cd4bc869175801d6c23 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 #define F_NEEDS_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS	(1 << 0)
 #define F_LOAD_WITH_STRICT_ALIGNMENT		(1 << 1)
 
+#define UNPRIV_SYSCTL "kernel/unprivileged_bpf_disabled"
+static bool unpriv_disabled = false;
+
 struct bpf_test {
 	const char *descr;
 	struct bpf_insn	insns[MAX_INSNS];
@@ -11376,6 +11379,17 @@ static int set_admin(bool admin)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void get_unpriv_disabled()
+{
+	char buf[2];
+	FILE *fd;
+
+	fd = fopen("/proc/sys/"UNPRIV_SYSCTL, "r");
+	if (fgets(buf, 2, fd) == buf && atoi(buf))
+		unpriv_disabled = true;
+	fclose(fd);
+}
+
 static int do_test(bool unpriv, unsigned int from, unsigned int to)
 {
 	int i, passes = 0, errors = 0, skips = 0;
@@ -11386,7 +11400,10 @@ static int do_test(bool unpriv, unsigned int from, unsigned int to)
 		/* Program types that are not supported by non-root we
 		 * skip right away.
 		 */
-		if (!test->prog_type) {
+		if (!test->prog_type && unpriv_disabled) {
+			printf("#%d/u %s SKIP\n", i, test->descr);
+			skips++;
+		} else if (!test->prog_type) {
 			if (!unpriv)
 				set_admin(false);
 			printf("#%d/u %s ", i, test->descr);
@@ -11433,6 +11450,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
+	get_unpriv_disabled();
+	if (unpriv && unpriv_disabled) {
+		printf("Cannot run as unprivileged user with sysctl %s.\n",
+		       UNPRIV_SYSCTL);
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
 	setrlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, unpriv ? &rlim : &rinf);
 	return do_test(unpriv, from, to);
 }