2 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/tests/containers.scm b/tests/containers.scm
index 0ba81491baa..12982a64f7a 100644
--- a/tests/containers.scm
+++ b/tests/containers.scm
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
 
 ;; Skip these tests unless user namespaces are available and the setgroups
 ;; file (introduced in Linux 3.19 to address a security issue) exists.
-(unless (and (file-exists? "/proc/self/ns/user")
-             (file-exists? "/proc/self/setgroups"))
+(unless (and (user-namespace-supported?)
+             (unprivileged-user-namespace-supported?)
+             (setgroups-supported?))
   (exit 77))
 
 (test-begin "containers")
diff --git a/tests/syscalls.scm b/tests/syscalls.scm
index 86783b96c4b..a57a9ca9f9d 100644
--- a/tests/syscalls.scm
+++ b/tests/syscalls.scm
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 (define-module (test-syscalls)
   #:use-module (guix utils)
   #:use-module (guix build syscalls)
+  #:use-module (gnu build linux-container)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-64)
@@ -80,7 +81,11 @@
 (define (user-namespace pid)
   (string-append "/proc/" (number->string pid) "/ns/user"))
 
-(unless (file-exists? (user-namespace (getpid)))
+(define perform-container-tests?
+  (and (user-namespace-supported?)
+       (unprivileged-user-namespace-supported?)))
+
+(unless perform-container-tests?
   (test-skip 1))
 (test-assert "clone"
   (match (clone (logior CLONE_NEWUSER SIGCHLD))
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@
             ((_ . status)
              (= 42 (status:exit-val status))))))))
 
-(unless (file-exists? (user-namespace (getpid)))
+(unless perform-container-tests?
   (test-skip 1))
 (test-assert "setns"
   (match (clone (logior CLONE_NEWUSER SIGCHLD))
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@
              (waitpid fork-pid)
              result))))))))
 
-(unless (file-exists? (user-namespace (getpid)))
+(unless perform-container-tests?
   (test-skip 1))
 (test-assert "pivot-root"
   (match (pipe)