diff --git a/tests/libtest.sh b/tests/libtest.sh
index afdf3649..0ce10a62 100755
--- a/tests/libtest.sh
+++ b/tests/libtest.sh
@@ -378,6 +378,11 @@ skip_without_fuse () {
         exit 0
     fi
 
+    if ! capsh --print | grep -q 'Bounding set.*[^a-z]cap_sys_admin'; then
+	echo "1..0 # SKIP No cap_sys_admin in bounding set, can't use FUSE"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
     if ! [ -w /dev/fuse ]; then
         echo "1..0 # SKIP no write access to /dev/fuse"
         exit 0