diff --git a/test/zdtm.sh b/test/zdtm.sh
index 10f00f86c..4aad7c53d 100644
--- a/test/zdtm.sh
+++ b/test/zdtm.sh
@@ -91,11 +91,20 @@ ARGS=""
 PID=""
 PIDNS=""
 
+umount_zdtm_root()
+{
+	[ -z "$ZDTM_ROOT" ] && return;
+	umount -l "$ZDTM_ROOT"
+	rmdir "$ZDTM_ROOT"
+}
+trap umount_zdtm_root EXIT
+
 start_test()
 {
 	local tdir=$1
 	local tname=$2
-	local tpid=$tdir/$tname.init.pid
+	export ZDTM_ROOT
+	TPID=`readlink -f $tdir`/$tname.init.pid
 
 	killall -9 $tname &> /dev/null
 	make -C $tdir cleanout
@@ -104,12 +113,23 @@ start_test()
 		make -C $tdir $tname.pid
 		PID=`cat $test.pid` || return 1
 	else
-		$TINIT  $tdir $tname $tpid || {
+		if [ -z "$ZDTM_ROOT" ]; then
+			mkdir dump
+			ZDTM_ROOT=`mktemp -d dump/crtools-root.XXXXXX`
+			ZDTM_ROOT=`readlink -f $ZDTM_ROOT`
+			mount --bind . $ZDTM_ROOT || return 1
+		fi
+	(	export ZDTM_NEWNS=1
+		export ZDTM_PIDFILE=$TPID
+		cd $ZDTM_ROOT
+		rm -f $ZDTM_PIDFILE
+		make -C $tdir $tname.pid || {
 			echo ERROR: fail to start $tdir/$tname
 			return 1;
 		}
+	)
 
-		PID=`cat $tpid`
+		PID=`cat "$TPID"`
 		ps -p $PID || return 1
 	fi
 }
@@ -122,7 +142,7 @@ stop_test()
 	if [ -z "$PIDNS" ]; then
 		make -C $tdir $tname.out
 	else
-		killall test_init
+		kill `cat "$TPID"`
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +190,7 @@ run_test()
 	DUMP_PATH=`pwd`/$ddump
 
 	if [ -n "$PIDNS" ]; then
-		args="--namespace pid --namespace mnt $args"
+		args="-n uts -n ipc -n net -n pid -n mnt --root $ZDTM_ROOT --pidfile $TPID $args"
 	fi
 
 	echo Dump $PID
diff --git a/test/zdtm/lib/Makefile b/test/zdtm/lib/Makefile
index 0162e8c6e..be8cf36be 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/lib/Makefile
+++ b/test/zdtm/lib/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-CFLAGS	= -g -O2 -Wall -Werror -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0
+CFLAGS	= --static -g -O2 -Wall -Werror -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0
 
 LIB	= libzdtmtst.a
 
-LIBSRC	= datagen.c msg.c parseargs.c test.c streamutil.c lock.c
+LIBSRC	= datagen.c msg.c parseargs.c test.c streamutil.c lock.c ns.c
 LIBOBJ	= $(LIBSRC:%.c=%.o)
 LIBDEP	= $(LIBSRC:%.c=%.d)
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DEPEND.c = $(COMPILE.c) -MM -MP
 %.d:	%.c
 	$(DEPEND.c) $(OUTPUT_OPTION) $<
 
-all:	$(LIB) test_init
+all:	$(LIB)
 install: all
 
 $(LIB):	$(LIB)(${LIBOBJ})
diff --git a/test/zdtm/lib/ns.c b/test/zdtm/lib/ns.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c738f753e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/zdtm/lib/ns.c
@@ -0,0 +1,323 @@
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/mount.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sched.h>
+
+#include "ns.h"
+
+extern int pivot_root(const char *new_root, const char *put_old);
+static int prepare_mntns()
+{
+	FILE *f;
+	unsigned fs_cnt, fs_cnt_last = 0;
+	char buf[1024];
+	char *root;
+
+	root = getenv("ZDTM_ROOT");
+	fprintf(stderr, "'%s'\n", root);
+again:
+	fs_cnt = 0;
+	f = fopen("/proc/self/mountinfo", "r");
+	if (!f) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Can't open mountinfo");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f) != NULL) {
+		char *mp = buf, *end;
+
+		mp = strchr(mp, ' ') + 1;
+		mp = strchr(mp, ' ') + 1;
+		mp = strchr(mp, ' ') + 1;
+		mp = strchr(mp, ' ') + 1;
+		end = strchr(mp, ' ');
+		*end = '\0';
+
+		if (!strcmp(mp, "/"))
+			continue;
+		if (!strcmp(mp, "/proc"))
+			continue;
+		if (root && !strcmp(mp, root))
+			continue;
+
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mp);
+		if (umount(mp))
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s - %m\n", mp);
+		fs_cnt++;
+	}
+
+	fclose(f);
+
+	if (fs_cnt == 0)
+		goto done;
+
+	if (fs_cnt != fs_cnt_last) {
+		fs_cnt_last = fs_cnt;
+		goto again;
+	}
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "Can't umount all the filesystems");
+	return -1;
+done:
+	if (root) {
+		int dfd;
+
+		dfd = open(".", O_RDONLY);
+		if (dfd == -1) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "open(.) failed: %m\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		if (umount("/proc")) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "umount(/proc) failed: %m\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (chdir(root)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "chdir(%s) failed: %m\n", root);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (mkdir("old", 0777) && errno != EEXIST) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "mkdir(old) failed: %m\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (pivot_root(".", "./old")) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "pivot_root(., ./old) failed: %m\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (umount("./old")) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "umount(./old) failed: %m\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (mkdir("proc", 0777) && errno != EEXIST) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "mkdir(proc) failed: %m\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (mount("proc", "/proc", "proc", MS_MGC_VAL, NULL)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "mount(/proc) failed: %m\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (fchdir(dfd)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "fchdir() failed: %m\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		close(dfd);
+	}
+	mkdir("/dev", 0777);
+	mknod("/dev/null", 0777 | S_IFCHR, makedev(1, 3));
+	return 0;
+}
+struct ns_exec_args {
+	int argc;
+	char **argv;
+	int status_pipe[2];
+};
+
+static void ns_sig_hand(int signo)
+{
+	int status, len = 0;
+	pid_t pid;
+	char buf[128] = "";
+
+	if (signo == SIGTERM) {
+		sig_received = signo;
+		len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Time to stop and check\n");
+		goto write_out;
+	}
+
+	while (1) {
+		pid = waitpid(-1, &status, WNOHANG);
+		if (pid == 0)
+			return;
+		if (pid == -1) {
+			if (errno == ECHILD) {
+				if (sig_received)
+					return;
+				sig_received = signo;
+				len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
+						"All test processes exited\n");
+			} else {
+				len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
+						"wait() failed: %m\n");
+			}
+				goto write_out;
+		}
+		if (status)
+			fprintf(stderr, "%d return %d\n", pid, status);
+	}
+
+	return;
+write_out:
+	/* fprintf can't be used in a sighandler due to glibc locks */
+	write(STDERR_FILENO, buf, MAX(len, sizeof(buf)));
+}
+
+#define STATUS_FD 255
+int ns_exec(void *_arg)
+{
+	struct ns_exec_args *args = (struct ns_exec_args *) _arg;
+	int ret;
+
+	close(args->status_pipe[0]);
+
+	system("ip link set up dev lo");
+
+	ret = dup2(args->status_pipe[1], STATUS_FD);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "dup2() failed: %m\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	close(args->status_pipe[1]);
+	if (prepare_mntns())
+		return -1;
+
+	setenv("ZDTM_EXE", "1", 0);
+	execvp(args->argv[0], args->argv);
+	fprintf(stderr, "exec(%s) failed: %m\n", args->argv[0]);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int ns_init(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct sigaction sa = {
+		.sa_handler	= ns_sig_hand,
+		.sa_flags	= SA_RESTART,
+	};
+	int ret, fd, status_pipe = STATUS_FD;
+	char buf[128];
+	pid_t pid;
+
+	ret = fcntl(status_pipe, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
+	if (ret == -1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "fcntl failed %m\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
+	sigaddset(&sa.sa_mask, SIGTERM);
+	sigaddset(&sa.sa_mask, SIGCHLD);
+
+	if (sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa, NULL)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Can't set SIGTERM handler: %m\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if (sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa, NULL)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Can't set SIGCHLD handler: %m\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	/* Start test */
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "fork() failed: %m\n");
+		exit(1);
+	} else if (pid == 0) {
+		ret = execvp(argv[0], argv);
+		fprintf(stderr, "exec(%s) failed: %m\n", argv[0]);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	ret = 1;
+	waitpid(pid, &ret, 0);
+
+	/* Daemonize */
+	write(status_pipe, &ret, sizeof(ret));
+	close(status_pipe);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* suspend/resume */
+	test_waitsig();
+
+	parseargs(argc, argv);
+
+	fd = open(pidfile, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd == -1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "open(%s) failed: %m\n", pidfile);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	ret = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+	buf[ret] = '\0';
+	if (ret == -1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "read() failed: %m\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	pid = atoi(buf);
+	fprintf(stderr, "kill(%d, SIGTERM)\n", pid);
+	if (pid > 0)
+		kill(pid, SIGTERM);
+
+	ret = 0;
+	while (ret != -1)
+		ret = wait(NULL);
+
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+#define STACK_SIZE	(8 * 4096)
+void ns_create(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	void *stack;
+	pid_t pid;
+	int ret, status;
+	static struct ns_exec_args args;
+	int fd;
+
+	args.argc = argc;
+	args.argv = argv;
+
+	stack = mmap(NULL, STACK_SIZE, PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ,
+			MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_GROWSDOWN | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
+	if (stack == MAP_FAILED) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Can't map stack %m\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	ret = pipe(args.status_pipe);
+	if (ret) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Pipe() failed %m\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	pid = clone(ns_exec, stack + STACK_SIZE,
+			CLONE_NEWPID | CLONE_NEWNS | CLONE_NEWUTS |
+			CLONE_NEWNET | CLONE_NEWIPC | SIGCHLD, &args);
+	if (pid < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "clone() failed: %m\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	close(args.status_pipe[1]);
+
+	status = 1;
+	ret = read(args.status_pipe[0], &status, sizeof(status));
+	if (ret != sizeof(status) || status)
+		exit(1);
+	ret = read(args.status_pipe[0], &status, sizeof(status));
+	if (ret != 0)
+		exit(1);
+
+	pidfile = getenv("ZDTM_PIDFILE");
+	if (pidfile == NULL)
+		exit(1);
+	fd = open(pidfile, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_WRONLY, 0666);
+	if (fd == -1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Can't create the file %s: %m\n", pidfile);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if (dprintf(fd, "%d", pid) == -1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Can't write in the file %s: %m\n", pidfile);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	close(fd);
+
+	exit(0);
+}
+
diff --git a/test/zdtm/lib/ns.h b/test/zdtm/lib/ns.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c79cb47be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/zdtm/lib/ns.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef __ZDTM_NS__
+#define __ZDTM_NS__
+
+extern volatile sig_atomic_t sig_received;
+extern char *pidfile;
+
+extern void ns_create(int argc, char **argv);
+extern int ns_init(int argc, char **argv);
+
+extern void test_waitsig(void);
+extern void parseargs(int, char **);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/test/zdtm/lib/test.c b/test/zdtm/lib/test.c
index 1c89c5a15..8b842df38 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/lib/test.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/lib/test.c
@@ -10,10 +10,14 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sched.h>
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "zdtmtst.h"
+#include "ns.h"
 
-static volatile sig_atomic_t sig_received = 0;
+volatile sig_atomic_t sig_received = 0;
 
 static void sig_hand(int signo)
 {
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ static void sig_hand(int signo)
 
 static char *outfile;
 TEST_OPTION(outfile, string, "output file", 1);
-static char *pidfile;
+char *pidfile;
 TEST_OPTION(pidfile, string, "file to store pid", 1);
 
 static pid_t master_pid = 0;
@@ -85,12 +89,27 @@ void test_init(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	pid_t pid;
 	static FILE *pidf;
+	char *val;
 	struct sigaction sa = {
 		.sa_handler	= sig_hand,
 		.sa_flags	= SA_RESTART,
 	};
 	sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
 
+	val = getenv("ZDTM_NEWNS");
+	if (val) {
+		unsetenv("ZDTM_NEWNS");
+		ns_create(argc, argv);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	val = getenv("ZDTM_EXE");
+	if (val) {
+		unsetenv("ZDTM_EXE");
+		ns_init(argc, argv);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	if (sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa, NULL)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Can't set SIGTERM handler: %m\n");
 		exit(1);
diff --git a/test/zdtm/lib/test_init.c b/test/zdtm/lib/test_init.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 73b4c538d..000000000
--- a/test/zdtm/lib/test_init.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,245 +0,0 @@
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <sched.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/mman.h>
-#include <linux/limits.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/param.h>
-#include <sys/mount.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
-#define STACK_SIZE	(8 * 4096)
-#ifndef CLONE_NEWPID
-/* CLONE_NEWPID since Linux 2.6.24 */
-#define CLONE_NEWPID          0x20000000
-#endif
-
-static int sig_received;
-static char dir[PATH_MAX];
-static char name[PATH_MAX];
-static char pidfile[PATH_MAX];
-int status_pipe[2];
-
-static void sig_hand(int signo)
-{
-	int status, len = 0;
-	pid_t pid;
-	char buf[128] = "";
-
-	if (signo == SIGTERM) {
-		sig_received = signo;
-		len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Time to stop and check\n");
-		goto write_out;
-	}
-
-	while (1) {
-		pid = waitpid(-1, &status, WNOHANG);
-		if (pid == 0)
-			return;
-		if (pid == -1) {
-			if (errno == ECHILD) {
-				if (sig_received)
-					return;
-				sig_received = signo;
-				len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
-						"All test processes exited\n");
-			} else {
-				len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
-						"wait() failed: %m\n");
-			}
-				goto write_out;
-		}
-		if (status)
-			fprintf(stderr, "%d return %d\n", pid, status);
-	}
-
-	return;
-write_out:
-	/* fprintf can't be used in a sighandler due to glibc locks */
-	write(STDERR_FILENO, buf, MAX(len, sizeof(buf)));
-}
-
-void test_waitsig(void)
-{
-	sigset_t mask, oldmask;
-
-	/* Set up the mask of signals to temporarily block. */
-	sigemptyset(&mask);
-	sigaddset(&mask, SIGTERM);
-	sigaddset(&mask, SIGCHLD);
-
-	/* Wait for a signal to arrive. */
-	sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &mask, &oldmask);
-	while (!sig_received)
-		sigsuspend (&oldmask);
-	sigprocmask (SIG_UNBLOCK, &mask, NULL);
-
-	sig_received = 0;
-}
-
-static int prepare_mntns()
-{
-	FILE *f;
-	unsigned fs_cnt, fs_cnt_last = 0;
-	char buf[1024];
-
-again:
-	fs_cnt = 0;
-	f = fopen("/proc/self/mountinfo", "r");
-	if (!f) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Can't open mountinfo");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f) != NULL) {
-		char *mp = buf, *end;
-
-		mp = strchr(mp, ' ') + 1;
-		mp = strchr(mp, ' ') + 1;
-		mp = strchr(mp, ' ') + 1;
-		mp = strchr(mp, ' ') + 1;
-		end = strchr(mp, ' ');
-		*end = '\0';
-
-		if (!strcmp(mp, "/"))
-			continue;
-		if (!strcmp(mp, "/proc"))
-			continue;
-
-		umount(mp);
-		fs_cnt++;
-	}
-
-	fclose(f);
-
-	if (fs_cnt == 0)
-		goto done;
-
-	if (fs_cnt != fs_cnt_last) {
-		fs_cnt_last = fs_cnt;
-		goto again;
-	}
-
-	fprintf(stderr, "Can't umount all the filesystems");
-	return -1;
-done:
-	mknod("/dev/null", 0777 | S_IFCHR, makedev(1, 3));
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int fn(void *_arg)
-{
-	struct sigaction sa = {
-		.sa_handler	= sig_hand,
-		.sa_flags	= SA_RESTART,
-	};
-	char cmd[256];
-	int ret;
-
-	close(status_pipe[0]);
-
-	if (prepare_mntns())
-		return 1;
-
-	ret = fcntl(status_pipe[1], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
-	if (ret == -1) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "fcntl failed %m\n");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
-	sigaddset(&sa.sa_mask, SIGTERM);
-	sigaddset(&sa.sa_mask, SIGCHLD);
-
-	if (sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa, NULL)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Can't set SIGTERM handler: %m\n");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-	if (sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa, NULL)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Can't set SIGCHLD handler: %m\n");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	/* Start test */
-	snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "make -C %s %s.pid", dir, name);
-	ret = system(cmd);
-
-	/* Daemonize */
-	write(status_pipe[1], &ret, sizeof(ret));
-	close(status_pipe[1]);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	/* suspend/resume */
-	test_waitsig();
-
-	/* Stop test */
-	snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "make -C %s %s.out", dir, name);
-	ret = system(cmd);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = 0;
-	while (ret != -1)
-		ret = wait(NULL);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	void *stack;
-	pid_t pid;
-	int ret, status, fd;
-
-	if (argc < 4)
-		exit(1);
-
-	strcpy(dir, argv[1]);
-	strcpy(name, argv[2]);
-	strcpy(pidfile, argv[3]);
-
-	stack = mmap(NULL, STACK_SIZE, PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ,
-			MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_GROWSDOWN | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
-	if (stack == MAP_FAILED) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Can't map stack %m\n");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-	ret = pipe(status_pipe);
-	if (ret) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Pipe() failed %m\n");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-	pid = clone(fn, stack + STACK_SIZE, CLONE_NEWPID | CLONE_NEWNS | SIGCHLD, NULL);
-	if (pid < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "clone() failed: %m\n");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-	close(status_pipe[1]);
-
-	status = 1;
-	ret = read(status_pipe[0], &status, sizeof(status));
-	if (ret != sizeof(status) || status)
-		exit(1);
-
-	fd = open(pidfile, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_WRONLY, 0666);
-	if (fd == -1) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Can't create a pid file %s: %m", pidfile);
-		return 1;
-	}
-	ret = dprintf(fd, "%d", pid);
-	if (ret == -1) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Can't write in a pid file\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
-	close(fd);
-
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/test/zdtm/live/static/Makefile b/test/zdtm/live/static/Makefile
index 70372a0ee..45714bc42 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/live/static/Makefile
+++ b/test/zdtm/live/static/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 LIBDIR	= ../../lib
 LIB	= $(LIBDIR)/libzdtmtst.a
 override CPPFLAGS += -I$(LIBDIR)
-CFLAGS	= -g -O2 -Wall -Werror -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0
+CFLAGS	= --static -g -O2 -Wall -Werror -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0
 
 TST_NOFILE	=				\
 		busyloop00			\
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ futex:			override LDFLAGS += -pthread
 futex-rl.o:		override CFLAGS += -pthread
 futex-rl:		override LDFLAGS += -pthread
 jobctl00:		override LDLIBS += -lutil
-socket_listen:		override LDLIBS += -lrt
-socket_aio:		override LDLIBS += -lrt
-uptime_grow:	override LDLIBS += -lrt
+socket_listen:		override LDLIBS += -lrt -pthread
+socket_aio:		override LDLIBS += -lrt -pthread
+uptime_grow:	override LDLIBS += -lrt -pthread
 unlink_largefile:	override CFLAGS += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
 inotify_system_nodel:	override CFLAGS += -DNODEL
 pthread00:		override LDLIBS += -pthread
diff --git a/test/zdtm/live/static/inotify00.c b/test/zdtm/live/static/inotify00.c
index 79d653ca7..06780d64c 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/live/static/inotify00.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/live/static/inotify00.c
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	wd  = 0;
 	wd |= inotify_add_watch(fd, "/", IN_ALL_EVENTS);
-	wd |= inotify_add_watch(fd, "/root", IN_ALL_EVENTS);
-	wd |= inotify_add_watch(fd, "/boot", IN_ALL_EVENTS);
 	if (wd < 0) {
 		fail("inotify_add_watch failed");
 		exit(1);
diff --git a/test/zdtm/live/streaming/Makefile b/test/zdtm/live/streaming/Makefile
index 7aeced5fe..0fb89f677 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/live/streaming/Makefile
+++ b/test/zdtm/live/streaming/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 LIBDIR	= ../../lib
 LIB	= $(LIBDIR)/libzdtmtst.a
 override CPPFLAGS += -I$(LIBDIR)
-CFLAGS	= -g -O2 -Wall -Werror -fno-strict-aliasing
+CFLAGS	= --static -g -O2 -Wall -Werror -fno-strict-aliasing
 
 TST_NOFILE	=	\
 		pipe_loop00	\
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ wait_stop:
 
 $(TST):	$(LIB)
 
-file_aio: override LDLIBS += -lrt
+file_aio: override LDLIBS += -lrt -pthread
 
 $(LIB):	force
 	$(MAKE) -C $(LIBDIR)
diff --git a/test/zdtm/live/transition/Makefile b/test/zdtm/live/transition/Makefile
index 64e004b07..19ded320a 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/live/transition/Makefile
+++ b/test/zdtm/live/transition/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 LIBDIR	= ../../lib
 LIB	= $(LIBDIR)/libzdtmtst.a
 override CPPFLAGS += -I$(LIBDIR)
-CFLAGS	= -g -O2 -Wall -Werror
+CFLAGS	= --static -g -O2 -Wall -Werror
 
 TST_NOFILE	=	\
 		file_read 	\