diff --git a/dev-util/xdp-tools/xdp-tools-1.1.0.ebuild b/dev-util/xdp-tools/xdp-tools-1.1.0.ebuild
index 8b63e82ace..1f4477a5d7 100644
--- a/dev-util/xdp-tools/xdp-tools-1.1.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/xdp-tools/xdp-tools-1.1.0.ebuild
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ LICENSE="GPL-2"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
 
 # skip strip for eBPF object files
-RESTRICT="strip"
+# tests have to be run as root
+RESTRICT="strip test"
 
 # skip QA check(s) for eBPF samples
 QA_EXECSTACK="usr/lib*/bpf/*.o usr/share/xdp-tools/*.o"