diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/detached_namespace_with_bindmount.c b/test/zdtm/static/detached_namespace_with_bindmount.c
index 64380a97b..9d93dd694 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/static/detached_namespace_with_bindmount.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/detached_namespace_with_bindmount.c
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ static int child(void *arg)
 	char ns_path[PATH_MAX], *net_bind = (char *)arg;
 	int ppid = getppid(), ret = 1, sk = -1;
 
+	if (system("ip link set up dev lo"))
+		goto err;
+
 	if (create_self_netns_bind(net_bind))
 		goto err;
 
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/detached_namespace_with_bindmount.desc b/test/zdtm/static/detached_namespace_with_bindmount.desc
index 684a82cec..6076c4f66 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/static/detached_namespace_with_bindmount.desc
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/detached_namespace_with_bindmount.desc
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-{'flavor': 'ns uns', 'flags': 'suid', 'ropts': '--no-mounts-compat'}
+{
+	'deps': ['/sbin/ip|bin/ip', '/bin/sh'],
+	'flavor': 'ns uns',
+	'flags': 'suid',
+	'ropts': '--no-mounts-compat'
+}
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/netns_sysfs.c b/test/zdtm/static/netns_sysfs.c
index 8ce265ff7..66bc2ff29 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/static/netns_sysfs.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/netns_sysfs.c
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ static int netns_child(void *arg)
 	char ip_cmd[64];
 	char *path = (char *)arg;
 
+	if (system("ip link set up dev lo")) {
+		futex_set_and_wake(futex, EMERGENCY_ABORT);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	snprintf(ip_cmd, sizeof(ip_cmd), "ip link add name %s type bridge",
 		 NETNS_SYSFS_ZDTMBR);
 
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/ns_file_bindmount.c b/test/zdtm/static/ns_file_bindmount.c
index 800b1e946..405eb4a72 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/static/ns_file_bindmount.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/ns_file_bindmount.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ TEST_OPTION(dirname, string, "directory name", 1);
 
 static int child(void *unused)
 {
+	system("ip link set up dev lo");
+
 	while (1)
 		sleep(1);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/ns_file_bindmount.desc b/test/zdtm/static/ns_file_bindmount.desc
index 684a82cec..851416e86 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/static/ns_file_bindmount.desc
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/ns_file_bindmount.desc
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-{'flavor': 'ns uns', 'flags': 'suid', 'ropts': '--no-mounts-compat'}
+{
+	'deps': ['/sbin/ip|/bin/ip', '/bin/sh'],
+	'flavor': 'ns uns',
+	'flags': 'suid',
+	'ropts': '--no-mounts-compat'
+}