diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/hugetlb-shm.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/hugetlb-shm.c
index c2c7aee85b96..3ff7f062b7eb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/hugetlb-shm.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/hugetlb-shm.c
@@ -29,9 +29,27 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
 #include "vm_util.h"
+#include "hugepage_settings.h"
 
 #define LENGTH (256UL*1024*1024)
 
+static void prepare(void)
+{
+	unsigned long length, hugepage_size, nr;
+
+	hugepage_size = default_huge_page_size();
+	if (!hugepage_size)
+		ksft_exit_skip("Unable to determine huge page size\n");
+
+	length = (LENGTH + hugepage_size - 1) & ~(hugepage_size - 1);
+	nr = length / hugepage_size;
+
+	if (!hugetlb_setup_default(nr))
+		ksft_exit_skip("Not enough free huge pages\n");
+
+	shm_limits_prepare(length);
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
 	int shmid;
@@ -41,6 +59,8 @@ int main(void)
 	ksft_print_header();
 	ksft_set_plan(1);
 
+	prepare();
+
 	shmid = shmget(2, LENGTH, SHM_HUGETLB | IPC_CREAT | SHM_R | SHM_W);
 	if (shmid < 0)
 		ksft_exit_fail_perror("shmget");
@@ -76,3 +96,5 @@ int main(void)
 	ksft_test_result_pass("hugepage using SysV shmget/shmat\n");
 	ksft_finished();
 }
+
+SHM_LIMITS_RESTORE()