diff --git a/tests/sys/opencrypto/Makefile b/tests/sys/opencrypto/Makefile
index 17b9850384ac..14931080fd7a 100644
--- a/tests/sys/opencrypto/Makefile
+++ b/tests/sys/opencrypto/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ BINDIR=		${TESTSDIR}
 
 PLAIN_TESTS_SH=	runtests
 
-TEST_METADATA.foo+=required_programs="python"
+TEST_METADATA.runtests+= required_programs="python"
+TEST_METADATA.runtests+= required_user="root"
+
 PYMODULES=	cryptodev.py cryptodevh.py cryptotest.py dpkt.py
 
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=	${PYMODULES}