diff --git a/test/test-common.h b/test/test-common.h
index 2f258f3..dc90cc9 100644
--- a/test/test-common.h
+++ b/test/test-common.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <libevdev/libevdev.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <check.h>
 
@@ -31,17 +32,24 @@
 struct libevdev_test {
 	const char *name;
 	Suite* (*setup)(void);
+	bool needs_root_privileges;
 } __attribute__((aligned(16)));
 
-#define TEST_SUITE(name) \
+#define _TEST_SUITE(name, root_privs) \
 	static Suite* (name##_setup)(void); \
 	static const struct libevdev_test _test \
 	__attribute__((used)) \
 	__attribute__((section ("test_section"))) = { \
-		#name, name##_setup \
+		#name, name##_setup, root_privs \
 	}; \
 	static Suite* (name##_setup)(void)
 
+#define TEST_SUITE(name) \
+	_TEST_SUITE(name, false)
+
+#define TEST_SUITE_ROOT_PRIVILEGES(name) \
+	_TEST_SUITE(name, true)
+
 #define TEST_DEVICE_NAME "libevdev test device"
 
 #include "test-common-uinput.h"
diff --git a/test/test-libevdev-events.c b/test/test-libevdev-events.c
index 6055d59..165490d 100644
--- a/test/test-libevdev-events.c
+++ b/test/test-libevdev-events.c
@@ -2140,7 +2140,7 @@ START_TEST(test_event_mt_value_setters_current_slot)
 }
 END_TEST
 
-TEST_SUITE(libevdev_events)
+TEST_SUITE_ROOT_PRIVILEGES(libevdev_events)
 {
 	Suite *s = suite_create("libevdev event tests");
 
diff --git a/test/test-libevdev-has-event.c b/test/test-libevdev-has-event.c
index 07646de..74780a5 100644
--- a/test/test-libevdev-has-event.c
+++ b/test/test-libevdev-has-event.c
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ START_TEST(test_led_same)
 }
 END_TEST
 
-TEST_SUITE(has_events)
+TEST_SUITE_ROOT_PRIVILEGES(has_events)
 {
 	Suite *s = suite_create("libevdev_has_event tests");
 
diff --git a/test/test-libevdev-init.c b/test/test-libevdev-init.c
index c5d7d8c..67bf729 100644
--- a/test/test-libevdev-init.c
+++ b/test/test-libevdev-init.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ START_TEST(test_clock_id_events)
 }
 END_TEST
 
-TEST_SUITE(libevdev_init_test)
+TEST_SUITE_ROOT_PRIVILEGES(libevdev_init_test)
 {
 	Suite *s = suite_create("libevdev init tests");
 
diff --git a/test/test-main.c b/test/test-main.c
index b1c82cc..42a8802 100644
--- a/test/test-main.c
+++ b/test/test-main.c
@@ -68,9 +68,14 @@ int main(void)
 	const struct rlimit corelimit = {0, 0};
 	int failed;
 
-	if (getuid() != 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "This test needs to run as root\n");
-		return 77;
+	for (t = &__start_test_section; t < &__stop_test_section; t++) {
+		if (t->needs_root_privileges) {
+			if (getuid() != 0) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "This test needs to run as root\n");
+				return 77;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (is_debugger_attached())
diff --git a/test/test-uinput.c b/test/test-uinput.c
index e538050..d9bee36 100644
--- a/test/test-uinput.c
+++ b/test/test-uinput.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ START_TEST(test_uinput_properties)
 }
 END_TEST
 
-TEST_SUITE(uinput_suite)
+TEST_SUITE_ROOT_PRIVILEGES(uinput_suite)
 {
 	Suite *s = suite_create("libevdev uinput device tests");