diff --git a/common/tests/unit/kernel.cpp b/common/tests/unit/kernel.cpp
index 0ab0a99a3..82f192ccd 100644
--- a/common/tests/unit/kernel.cpp
+++ b/common/tests/unit/kernel.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <criterion/criterion.h>
 
 #include <villas/kernel/kernel.hpp>
+#include <villas/utils.hpp>
 
 using namespace villas::kernel;
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ Test(kernel, sizes) {
 Test(kernel, hugepages) {
   int ret;
 
-  if (getuid() != 0) {
+  if (!villas::utils::isPrivileged()) {
     cr_skip("Super-user permissions required.");
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/node-loopback-socket.sh b/tests/integration/node-loopback-socket.sh
index 1da3e1fbc..5e96cde5e 100755
--- a/tests/integration/node-loopback-socket.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/node-loopback-socket.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-if [[ "${EUID}" -ne 0 -o -n "${CI}" ]]; then
+if [ "${EUID}" -ne 0 ] || [ -n "${CI}" ]; then
     echo "Test requires root permissions"
     exit 99
 fi
diff --git a/tests/integration/pipe-loopback-socket.sh b/tests/integration/pipe-loopback-socket.sh
index 5e81facca..8dee69d35 100755
--- a/tests/integration/pipe-loopback-socket.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/pipe-loopback-socket.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-if [[ "${EUID}" -ne 0 -o -n "${CI}" ]]; then
+if [ "${EUID}" -ne 0 ] || [ -n "${CI}" ]; then
     echo "Test requires root permissions"
     exit 99
 fi