diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c
index 27e39354499a..668fbe9eb3cc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ static void test_stream_msg_peek_server(const struct test_opts *opts)
 
 static void test_seqpacket_msg_bounds_client(const struct test_opts *opts)
 {
+	unsigned long long sock_buf_size;
 	unsigned long curr_hash;
 	size_t max_msg_size;
 	int page_size;
@@ -363,6 +364,16 @@ static void test_seqpacket_msg_bounds_client(const struct test_opts *opts)
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
+	sock_buf_size = SOCK_BUF_SIZE;
+
+	setsockopt_ull_check(fd, AF_VSOCK, SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE,
+			     sock_buf_size,
+			     "setsockopt(SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE)");
+
+	setsockopt_ull_check(fd, AF_VSOCK, SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_SIZE,
+			     sock_buf_size,
+			     "setsockopt(SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_SIZE)");
+
 	/* Wait, until receiver sets buffer size. */
 	control_expectln("SRVREADY");