diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/restart.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/restart.test
index a1e45b37f9c..8507f182be6 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/restart.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/restart.test
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 --source include/innodb_page_size.inc
 --source include/not_embedded.inc
 --source include/have_symlink.inc
+--source include/not_as_root.inc
 
 let datadir= `select @@datadir`;
 let page_size= `select @@innodb_page_size`;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/perfschema/t/bad_option.test b/mysql-test/suite/perfschema/t/bad_option.test
index 5d4d49ed12c..4feb0468e66 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/perfschema/t/bad_option.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/perfschema/t/bad_option.test
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 --source include/not_embedded.inc
 --source include/have_perfschema.inc
+--source include/not_as_root.inc
 
 let $error_log= $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/log/my_restart.err;
 --error 0,1