diff --git a/test/zdtm/lib/sysctl.c b/test/zdtm/lib/sysctl.c
index 6f0d3ac56c..cccc9f74b9 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/lib/sysctl.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/lib/sysctl.c
@@ -58,6 +58,32 @@ int sysctl_write_int(const char *name, int val)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int sysctl_read_str(const char *name, char *data, int data_len)
+{
+	int fd;
+	int ret;
+
+	fd = open(name, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		pr_perror("Can't open %s", name);
+		return fd;
+	}
+
+	ret = read(fd, data, data_len - 1);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_perror("Can't read %s", name);
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	data[ret] = '\0';
+
+	ret = 0;
+err:
+	close(fd);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int sysctl_write_str(const char *name, const char *val)
 {
 	int fd;
diff --git a/test/zdtm/lib/sysctl.h b/test/zdtm/lib/sysctl.h
index b47829fc9f..e39ac43d36 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/lib/sysctl.h
+++ b/test/zdtm/lib/sysctl.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 extern int sysctl_read_int(const char *name, int *data);
 extern int sysctl_write_int(const char *name, int val);
+extern int sysctl_read_str(const char *name, char *data, int data_len);
 extern int sysctl_write_str(const char *name, const char *val);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/socket6_icmp.c b/test/zdtm/static/socket6_icmp.c
index 5e0ec7bfe4..fc2acbebae 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/static/socket6_icmp.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/socket6_icmp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "zdtmtst.h"
+#include "sysctl.h"
 
 const char *test_doc = "static test for IP6/ICMP socket\n";
 const char *test_author = "समीर सिंह Sameer Singh <lumarzeli30@gmail.com>\n";
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ const char *test_author = "समीर सिंह Sameer Singh <lumarzeli30@g
 #define PACKET_SIZE  64
 #define RECV_TIMEOUT 1
 
+#define PING_GROUP_RANGE "/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ping_group_range"
+
 static int echo_id = 1234;
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -36,6 +39,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	sock = socket(PF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_ICMPV6);
 	if (sock < 0) {
+		char buf[16];
+		gid_t current_gid = getgid();
+		sysctl_read_str(PING_GROUP_RANGE, buf, 16);
+
+		pr_perror("current GID: %d", current_gid);
+		pr_perror("net.ipv4.ping_group_range: %s", buf);
 		pr_perror("Can't create socket");
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/socket_icmp.c b/test/zdtm/static/socket_icmp.c
index 9a08369c50..a37b12b5ae 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/static/socket_icmp.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/socket_icmp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "zdtmtst.h"
+#include "sysctl.h"
 
 const char *test_doc = "static test for ICMP socket\n";
 const char *test_author = "समीर सिंह Sameer Singh <lumarzeli30@gmail.com>\n";
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ const char *test_author = "समीर सिंह Sameer Singh <lumarzeli30@g
 #define PACKET_SIZE  64
 #define RECV_TIMEOUT 1
 
+#define PING_GROUP_RANGE "/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ping_group_range"
+
 static int echo_id = 1234;
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -36,6 +39,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	sock = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_ICMP);
 	if (sock < 0) {
+		char buf[16];
+		gid_t current_gid = getgid();
+		sysctl_read_str(PING_GROUP_RANGE, buf, 16);
+
+		pr_perror("current GID: %d", current_gid);
+		pr_perror("net.ipv4.ping_group_range: %s", buf);
 		pr_perror("Can't create socket");
 		return 1;
 	}