1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/ldt_gdt.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/ldt_gdt.c
index 66e5ce5b91f0..0304ffb714f2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/ldt_gdt.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/ldt_gdt.c
@@ -627,13 +627,10 @@ static void do_multicpu_tests(void)
 static int finish_exec_test(void)
 {
         /*
-         * In a sensible world, this would be check_invalid_segment(0, 1);
-         * For better or for worse, though, the LDT is inherited across exec.
-         * We can probably change this safely, but for now we test it.
+         * Older kernel versions did inherit the LDT on exec() which is
+         * wrong because exec() starts from a clean state.
          */
-        check_valid_segment(0, 1,
-                            AR_DPL3 | AR_TYPE_XRCODE | AR_S | AR_P | AR_DB,
-                            42, true);
+        check_invalid_segment(0, 1);
 
         return nerrs ? 1 : 0;
 }