diff --git a/contrib/capsicum-test/capability-fd.cc b/contrib/capsicum-test/capability-fd.cc
index 6c470cff3418..a454d54aa86a 100644
--- a/contrib/capsicum-test/capability-fd.cc
+++ b/contrib/capsicum-test/capability-fd.cc
@@ -1085,8 +1085,6 @@ TEST(Capability, SyscallAt) {
   cap_rights_init(&r_no_mkdir, CAP_READ, CAP_LOOKUP, CAP_UNLINKAT, CAP_MKFIFOAT);
   cap_rights_t r_no_mkfifo;
   cap_rights_init(&r_no_mkfifo, CAP_READ, CAP_LOOKUP, CAP_UNLINKAT, CAP_MKDIRAT);
-  cap_rights_t r_no_mknod;
-  cap_rights_init(&r_no_mknod, CAP_READ, CAP_LOOKUP, CAP_UNLINKAT, CAP_MKDIRAT);
   cap_rights_t r_create;
   cap_rights_init(&r_create, CAP_READ, CAP_LOOKUP, CAP_CREATE);
   cap_rights_t r_bind;
@@ -1106,9 +1104,6 @@ TEST(Capability, SyscallAt) {
   int cap_dfd_no_mkfifo = dup(dfd);
   EXPECT_OK(cap_dfd_no_mkfifo);
   EXPECT_OK(cap_rights_limit(cap_dfd_no_mkfifo, &r_no_mkfifo));
-  int cap_dfd_no_mknod = dup(dfd);
-  EXPECT_OK(cap_dfd_no_mknod);
-  EXPECT_OK(cap_rights_limit(cap_dfd_no_mknod, &r_no_mknod));
   int cap_dfd_create = dup(dfd);
   EXPECT_OK(cap_dfd_create);
   EXPECT_OK(cap_rights_limit(cap_dfd_create, &r_create));
@@ -1148,24 +1143,7 @@ TEST(Capability, SyscallAt) {
   unlink(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir/cap_socket"));
 #endif
 
-  if (getuid() == 0) {
-    // Need CAP_MKNODAT to mknodat(2) a device
-    EXPECT_NOTCAPABLE(mknodat(cap_dfd_no_mknod, "cap_device", S_IFCHR|0755, makedev(99, 123)));
-    unlink(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir/cap_device"));
-    EXPECT_OK(mknodat(cap_dfd_all, "cap_device", S_IFCHR|0755, makedev(99, 123)));
-    unlink(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir/cap_device"));
-
-    // Need CAP_MKFIFOAT to mknodat(2) for a FIFO.
-    EXPECT_NOTCAPABLE(mknodat(cap_dfd_no_mkfifo, "cap_fifo", S_IFIFO|0755, 0));
-    unlink(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir/cap_fifo"));
-    EXPECT_OK(mknodat(cap_dfd_all, "cap_fifo", S_IFIFO|0755, 0));
-    unlink(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir/cap_fifo"));
-  } else {
-    TEST_SKIPPED("requires root (partial)");
-  }
-
   close(cap_dfd_all);
-  close(cap_dfd_no_mknod);
   close(cap_dfd_no_mkfifo);
   close(cap_dfd_no_mkdir);
   close(cap_dfd_no_unlink);
@@ -1177,7 +1155,53 @@ TEST(Capability, SyscallAt) {
   rmdir(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir"));
 }
 
-FORK_TEST_ON(Capability, ExtendedAttributes, TmpFile("cap_extattr")) {
+TEST(Capability, SyscallAtIfRoot) {
+  GTEST_SKIP_IF_NOT_ROOT();
+  int rc = mkdir(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir"), 0755);
+  EXPECT_OK(rc);
+  if (rc < 0 && errno != EEXIST) return;
+
+  cap_rights_t r_all;
+  cap_rights_init(&r_all, CAP_READ, CAP_LOOKUP, CAP_MKNODAT, CAP_UNLINKAT, CAP_MKDIRAT, CAP_MKFIFOAT);
+  cap_rights_t r_no_mkfifo;
+  cap_rights_init(&r_no_mkfifo, CAP_READ, CAP_LOOKUP, CAP_UNLINKAT, CAP_MKDIRAT);
+  cap_rights_t r_no_mknod;
+  cap_rights_init(&r_no_mknod, CAP_READ, CAP_LOOKUP, CAP_UNLINKAT, CAP_MKDIRAT);
+
+  int dfd = open(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir"), O_RDONLY);
+  EXPECT_OK(dfd);
+  int cap_dfd_all = dup(dfd);
+  EXPECT_OK(cap_dfd_all);
+  EXPECT_OK(cap_rights_limit(cap_dfd_all, &r_all));
+  int cap_dfd_no_mkfifo = dup(dfd);
+  EXPECT_OK(cap_dfd_no_mkfifo);
+  EXPECT_OK(cap_rights_limit(cap_dfd_no_mkfifo, &r_no_mkfifo));
+  int cap_dfd_no_mknod = dup(dfd);
+  EXPECT_OK(cap_dfd_no_mknod);
+  EXPECT_OK(cap_rights_limit(cap_dfd_no_mknod, &r_no_mknod));
+
+  // Need CAP_MKNODAT to mknodat(2) a device
+  EXPECT_NOTCAPABLE(mknodat(cap_dfd_no_mknod, "cap_device", S_IFCHR|0755, makedev(99, 123)));
+  unlink(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir/cap_device"));
+  EXPECT_OK(mknodat(cap_dfd_all, "cap_device", S_IFCHR|0755, makedev(99, 123)));
+  unlink(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir/cap_device"));
+
+  // Need CAP_MKFIFOAT to mknodat(2) for a FIFO.
+  EXPECT_NOTCAPABLE(mknodat(cap_dfd_no_mkfifo, "cap_fifo", S_IFIFO|0755, 0));
+  unlink(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir/cap_fifo"));
+  EXPECT_OK(mknodat(cap_dfd_all, "cap_fifo", S_IFIFO|0755, 0));
+  unlink(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir/cap_fifo"));
+
+  close(cap_dfd_all);
+  close(cap_dfd_no_mknod);
+  close(cap_dfd_no_mkfifo);
+  close(dfd);
+
+  // Tidy up.
+  rmdir(TmpFile("cap_at_topdir"));
+}
+
+FORK_TEST_ON(Capability, ExtendedAttributesIfAvailable, TmpFile("cap_extattr")) {
   int fd = open(TmpFile("cap_extattr"), O_RDONLY|O_CREAT, 0644);
   EXPECT_OK(fd);
 
@@ -1185,9 +1209,8 @@ FORK_TEST_ON(Capability, ExtendedAttributes, TmpFile("cap_extattr")) {
   int rc = fgetxattr_(fd, "user.capsicumtest", buffer, sizeof(buffer));
   if (rc < 0 && errno == ENOTSUP) {
     // Need user_xattr mount option for non-root users on Linux
-    TEST_SKIPPED("/tmp doesn't support extended attributes");
     close(fd);
-    return;
+    GTEST_SKIP() << "/tmp doesn't support extended attributes";
   }
 
   cap_rights_t r_rws;
@@ -1278,8 +1301,8 @@ TEST(Capability, PipeUnseekable) {
   close(fds[1]);
 }
 
-TEST(Capability, NoBypassDAC) {
-  REQUIRE_ROOT();
+TEST(Capability, NoBypassDACIfRoot) {
+  GTEST_SKIP_IF_NOT_ROOT();
   int fd = open(TmpFile("cap_root_owned"), O_RDONLY|O_CREAT, 0644);
   EXPECT_OK(fd);
   cap_rights_t rights;
@@ -1289,7 +1312,10 @@ TEST(Capability, NoBypassDAC) {
   pid_t child = fork();
   if (child == 0) {
     // Child: change uid to a lesser being
-    setuid(other_uid);
+    ASSERT_NE(0u, other_uid) << "other_uid not initialized correctly, "
+                                "please pass the -u <uid> flag.";
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, setuid(other_uid));
+    EXPECT_EQ(other_uid, getuid());
     // Attempt to fchmod the file, and fail.
     // Having CAP_FCHMOD doesn't bypass the need to comply with DAC policy.
     int rc = fchmod(fd, 0666);
diff --git a/contrib/capsicum-test/capsicum-test-main.cc b/contrib/capsicum-test/capsicum-test-main.cc
index 524631ebf5bd..d0f955270fd4 100644
--- a/contrib/capsicum-test/capsicum-test-main.cc
+++ b/contrib/capsicum-test/capsicum-test-main.cc
@@ -84,24 +84,30 @@ private:
 
 std::string capsicum_test_bindir;
 
+// Adds a directory to $PATH.
+static void AddDirectoryToPath(const char *dir) {
+  char *new_path, *old_path;
+
+  old_path = getenv("PATH");
+  assert(old_path);
+
+  assert(asprintf(&new_path, "%s:%s", dir, old_path) > 0);
+  assert(setenv("PATH", new_path, 1) == 0);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   // Set up the test program path, so capsicum-test can find programs, like
   // mini-me* when executed from an absolute path.
-  {
-    char *new_path, *old_path, *program_name;
+  char *program_name;
 
-    program_name = strdup(argv[0]);
-    assert(program_name);
-    capsicum_test_bindir = std::string(dirname(program_name));
-    free(program_name);
+  // Copy argv[0], so dirname can do an in-place manipulation of the buffer's
+  // contents.
+  program_name = strdup(argv[0]);
+  assert(program_name);
+  capsicum_test_bindir = std::string(dirname(program_name));
+  free(program_name);
 
-    old_path = getenv("PATH");
-    assert(old_path);
-
-    assert(asprintf(&new_path, "%s:%s", capsicum_test_bindir.c_str(),
-      old_path) > 0);
-    assert(setenv("PATH", new_path, 1) == 0);
-  }
+  AddDirectoryToPath(capsicum_test_bindir.c_str());
 
   ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
   for (int ii = 1; ii < argc; ii++) {
@@ -150,7 +156,5 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 #endif
 
   testing::AddGlobalTestEnvironment(new SetupEnvironment());
-  int rc = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
-  ShowSkippedTests(std::cerr);
-  return rc;
+  return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 }
diff --git a/contrib/capsicum-test/capsicum-test.cc b/contrib/capsicum-test/capsicum-test.cc
index 24b096ed877c..6adb222ec055 100644
--- a/contrib/capsicum-test/capsicum-test.cc
+++ b/contrib/capsicum-test/capsicum-test.cc
@@ -76,27 +76,3 @@ char ProcessState(int pid) {
   }
 #endif
 }
-
-typedef std::vector<std::string> TestList;
-typedef std::map<std::string, TestList*> SkippedTestMap;
-static SkippedTestMap skipped_tests;
-void TestSkipped(const char *testcase, const char *test, const std::string& reason) {
-  if (skipped_tests.find(reason) == skipped_tests.end()) {
-    skipped_tests[reason] = new TestList;
-  }
-  std::string testname(testcase);
-  testname += ".";
-  testname += test;
-  skipped_tests[reason]->push_back(testname);
-}
-
-void ShowSkippedTests(std::ostream& os) {
-  for (SkippedTestMap::iterator skiplist = skipped_tests.begin();
-       skiplist != skipped_tests.end(); ++skiplist) {
-    os << "Following tests were skipped because: " << skiplist->first << std::endl;
-    for (size_t ii = 0; ii < skiplist->second->size(); ++ii) {
-      const std::string& testname((*skiplist->second)[ii]);
-      os << "  " << testname << std::endl;
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/contrib/capsicum-test/capsicum-test.h b/contrib/capsicum-test/capsicum-test.h
index 821100c48167..808840f4280e 100644
--- a/contrib/capsicum-test/capsicum-test.h
+++ b/contrib/capsicum-test/capsicum-test.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <ios>
 #include <ostream>
+#include <string>
 
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ const char *TmpFile(const char *pathname);
       }                                                        \
     } else if (pid > 0) {                                      \
       int rc, status;                                          \
-      int remaining_us = 10000000;                             \
+      int remaining_us = 30000000;                             \
       while (remaining_us > 0) {                               \
         status = 0;                                            \
         rc = waitpid(pid, &status, WNOHANG);                   \
@@ -169,12 +170,14 @@ const char *TmpFile(const char *pathname);
       } else { \
         EXPECT_SYSCALL_FAIL(E_NO_TRAVERSE_CAPABILITY, result); \
       } \
+      if (result >= 0) { close(result); } \
     } while (0)
 #else
 #define EXPECT_OPENAT_FAIL_TRAVERSAL(fd, path, flags) \
     do { \
       const int result = openat((fd), (path), (flags)); \
       EXPECT_SYSCALL_FAIL(E_NO_TRAVERSE_CAPABILITY, result); \
+      if (result >= 0) { close(result); } \
     } while (0)
 #endif
 
@@ -241,21 +244,10 @@ char ProcessState(int pid);
 #define EXPECT_PID_ZOMBIE(pid)  EXPECT_PID_REACHES_STATES(pid, 'Z', 'Z');
 #define EXPECT_PID_GONE(pid)    EXPECT_PID_REACHES_STATES(pid, '\0', '\0');
 
-void ShowSkippedTests(std::ostream& os);
-void TestSkipped(const char *testcase, const char *test, const std::string& reason);
-#define TEST_SKIPPED(reason) \
-  do { \
-    const ::testing::TestInfo* const info = ::testing::UnitTest::GetInstance()->current_test_info(); \
-    std::cerr << "Skipping " << info->test_case_name() << "::" << info->name() << " because: " << reason << std::endl; \
-    TestSkipped(info->test_case_name(), info->name(), reason);          \
-    GTEST_SKIP(); \
-  } while (0)
-
 // Mark a test that can only be run as root.
-#define REQUIRE_ROOT() \
-  if (getuid() != 0) { \
-    TEST_SKIPPED("requires root"); \
-    return; \
-  }
+#define GTEST_SKIP_IF_NOT_ROOT() \
+  if (getuid() != 0) { GTEST_SKIP() << "requires root"; }
+
+extern std::string capsicum_test_bindir;
 
 #endif  // CAPSICUM_TEST_H
diff --git a/contrib/capsicum-test/fexecve.cc b/contrib/capsicum-test/fexecve.cc
index 2212e9fd955e..86df2af06388 100644
--- a/contrib/capsicum-test/fexecve.cc
+++ b/contrib/capsicum-test/fexecve.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <limits.h>
@@ -126,10 +126,9 @@ FORK_TEST_F(Fexecve, ExecutePermissionCheck) {
   }
 }
 
-FORK_TEST_F(Fexecve, SetuidIgnored) {
+FORK_TEST_F(Fexecve, SetuidIgnoredIfNonRoot) {
   if (geteuid() == 0) {
-    TEST_SKIPPED("requires non-root");
-    return;
+    GTEST_SKIP() << "requires non-root";
   }
   int fd = open(exec_prog_setuid_.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
   EXPECT_OK(fd);
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ class Execveat : public Execve {
 };
 
 TEST_F(Execveat, NoUpwardTraversal) {
-  char *abspath = realpath(exec_prog_, NULL);
+  char *abspath = realpath(exec_prog_.c_str(), NULL);
   char cwd[1024];
   getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd));
 
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ TEST_F(Execveat, NoUpwardTraversal) {
     char buffer[1024] = "../";
     strcat(buffer, ++p);
     strcat(buffer, "/");
-    strcat(buffer, exec_prog_);
+    strcat(buffer, exec_prog_.c_str());
     EXPECT_SYSCALL_FAIL(E_NO_TRAVERSE_CAPABILITY,
                         execveat(dfd, buffer, argv_pass_, null_envp, 0));
     exit(HasFailure() ? 99 : 123);
diff --git a/contrib/capsicum-test/linux.cc b/contrib/capsicum-test/linux.cc
index dee1f99897f6..81ba06c5e588 100644
--- a/contrib/capsicum-test/linux.cc
+++ b/contrib/capsicum-test/linux.cc
@@ -104,10 +104,9 @@ TEST(Linux, TimerFD) {
   close(fd);
 }
 
-FORK_TEST(Linux, SignalFD) {
+FORK_TEST(Linux, SignalFDIfSingleThreaded) {
   if (force_mt) {
-    TEST_SKIPPED("multi-threaded run clashes with signals");
-    return;
+    GTEST_SKIP() << "multi-threaded run clashes with signals";
   }
   pid_t me = getpid();
   sigset_t mask;
@@ -372,8 +371,8 @@ TEST(Linux, fstatat) {
 
 // fanotify support may not be available at compile-time
 #ifdef __NR_fanotify_init
-TEST(Linux, fanotify) {
-  REQUIRE_ROOT();
+TEST(Linux, FanotifyIfRoot) {
+  GTEST_SKIP_IF_NOT_ROOT();
   int fa_fd = fanotify_init(FAN_CLASS_NOTIF, O_RDWR);
   EXPECT_OK(fa_fd);
   if (fa_fd < 0) return;  // May not be enabled
@@ -577,7 +576,7 @@ TEST(Linux, inotify) {
   unlink(TmpFile("cap_inotify"));
 }
 
-TEST(Linux, ArchChange) {
+TEST(Linux, ArchChangeIfAvailable) {
   const char* prog_candidates[] = {"./mini-me.32", "./mini-me.x32", "./mini-me.64"};
   const char* progs[] = {NULL, NULL, NULL};
   char* argv_pass[] = {(char*)"to-come", (char*)"--capmode", NULL};
@@ -593,8 +592,7 @@ TEST(Linux, ArchChange) {
     }
   }
   if (count == 0) {
-    TEST_SKIPPED("no different-architecture programs available");
-    return;
+    GTEST_SKIP() << "no different-architecture programs available";
   }
 
   for (int ii = 0; ii < count; ii++) {
@@ -617,8 +615,8 @@ TEST(Linux, ArchChange) {
   }
 }
 
-FORK_TEST(Linux, Namespace) {
-  REQUIRE_ROOT();
+FORK_TEST(Linux, NamespaceIfRoot) {
+  GTEST_SKIP_IF_NOT_ROOT();
   pid_t me = getpid_();
 
   // Create a new UTS namespace.
@@ -758,9 +756,9 @@ static int ChildFunc(void *arg) {
 #define STACK_SIZE (1024 * 1024)
 static char child_stack[STACK_SIZE];
 
-// TODO(drysdale): fork into a user namespace first so REQUIRE_ROOT can be removed.
-TEST(Linux, PidNamespacePdFork) {
-  REQUIRE_ROOT();
+// TODO(drysdale): fork into a user namespace first so GTEST_SKIP_IF_NOT_ROOT can be removed.
+TEST(Linux, PidNamespacePdForkIfRoot) {
+  GTEST_SKIP_IF_NOT_ROOT();
   // Pass process descriptors in both directions across a PID namespace boundary.
   // pdfork() off a child before we start, holding its process descriptor in a global
   // variable that's accessible to children.
@@ -871,8 +869,8 @@ int NSInit(void *data) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-TEST(Linux, DeadNSInit) {
-  REQUIRE_ROOT();
+TEST(Linux, DeadNSInitIfRoot) {
+  GTEST_SKIP_IF_NOT_ROOT();
 
   // Prepare sockets to communicate with child process.
   EXPECT_OK(socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, shared_sock_fds));
@@ -916,8 +914,8 @@ TEST(Linux, DeadNSInit) {
   }
 }
 
-TEST(Linux, DeadNSInit2) {
-  REQUIRE_ROOT();
+TEST(Linux, DeadNSInit2IfRoot) {
+  GTEST_SKIP_IF_NOT_ROOT();
 
   // Prepare sockets to communicate with child process.
   EXPECT_OK(socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, shared_sock_fds));
@@ -1188,7 +1186,7 @@ TEST(Linux, AIO) {
 #ifndef KCMP_FILE
 #define KCMP_FILE 0
 #endif
-TEST(Linux, Kcmp) {
+TEST(Linux, KcmpIfAvailable) {
   // This requires CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE in kernel config.
   int fd = open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY);
   EXPECT_OK(fd);
@@ -1197,8 +1195,7 @@ TEST(Linux, Kcmp) {
   errno = 0;
   int rc = syscall(__NR_kcmp, parent, parent, KCMP_FILE, fd, fd);
   if (rc == -1 && errno == ENOSYS) {
-    TEST_SKIPPED("kcmp(2) gives -ENOSYS");
-    return;
+    GTEST_SKIP() << "kcmp(2) gives -ENOSYS";
   }
 
   pid_t child = fork();
@@ -1362,8 +1359,8 @@ TEST(Linux, InvalidRightsSyscall) {
   unlink(TmpFile("cap_invalid_rights"));
 }
 
-FORK_TEST_ON(Linux, OpenByHandleAt, TmpFile("cap_openbyhandle_testfile")) {
-  REQUIRE_ROOT();
+FORK_TEST_ON(Linux, OpenByHandleAtIfRoot, TmpFile("cap_openbyhandle_testfile")) {
+  GTEST_SKIP_IF_NOT_ROOT();
   int dir = open(tmpdir.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
   EXPECT_OK(dir);
   int fd = openat(dir, "cap_openbyhandle_testfile", O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0644);
@@ -1380,8 +1377,9 @@ FORK_TEST_ON(Linux, OpenByHandleAt, TmpFile("cap_openbyhandle_testfile")) {
   fd = open_by_handle_at(dir, fhandle, O_RDONLY);
   EXPECT_OK(fd);
   char buffer[200];
-  EXPECT_OK(read(fd, buffer, 199));
-  EXPECT_EQ(std::string(message), std::string(buffer));
+  ssize_t len = read(fd, buffer, 199);
+  EXPECT_OK(len);
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::string(message), std::string(buffer, len));
   close(fd);
 
   // Cannot issue open_by_handle_at after entering capability mode.
@@ -1423,11 +1421,10 @@ int memfd_create_(const char *name, unsigned int flags) {
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0)
 #include <linux/memfd.h>  // Requires 3.17 kernel
-TEST(Linux, MemFDDeathTest) {
+TEST(Linux, MemFDDeathTestIfAvailable) {
   int memfd = memfd_create_("capsicum-test", MFD_ALLOW_SEALING);
   if (memfd == -1 && errno == ENOSYS) {
-    TEST_SKIPPED("memfd_create(2) gives -ENOSYS");
-    return;
+    GTEST_SKIP() << "memfd_create(2) gives -ENOSYS";
   }
   const int LEN = 16;
   EXPECT_OK(ftruncate(memfd, LEN));
diff --git a/contrib/capsicum-test/makefile b/contrib/capsicum-test/makefile
index c92caeb3bc10..7b95e1927927 100644
--- a/contrib/capsicum-test/makefile
+++ b/contrib/capsicum-test/makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 all: capsicum-test smoketest mini-me mini-me.noexec mini-me.setuid $(EXTRA_PROGS)
 OBJECTS=capsicum-test-main.o capsicum-test.o capability-fd.o fexecve.o procdesc.o capmode.o fcntl.o ioctl.o openat.o sysctl.o select.o mqueue.o socket.o sctp.o capability-fd-pair.o linux.o overhead.o rename.o
 
-GTEST_DIR=gtest-1.8.1
+GTEST_DIR=gtest-1.10.0
 GTEST_INCS=-I$(GTEST_DIR)/include -I$(GTEST_DIR)
 GTEST_FLAGS=-DGTEST_USE_OWN_TR1_TUPLE=1 -DGTEST_HAS_TR1_TUPLE=1
 CXXFLAGS+=$(ARCHFLAG) -Wall -g $(GTEST_INCS) $(GTEST_FLAGS) --std=c++11
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ smoketest: $(SMOKETEST_OBJECTS) $(LOCAL_LIBS)
 test: capsicum-test mini-me mini-me.noexec mini-me.setuid $(EXTRA_PROGS)
 	./capsicum-test
 gtest-all.o:
-	$(CXX) $(ARCHFLAG) -I$(GTEST_DIR)/include -I$(GTEST_DIR) $(GTEST_FLAGS) -c ${GTEST_DIR}/src/gtest-all.cc
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(ARCHFLAG) -I$(GTEST_DIR)/include -I$(GTEST_DIR) $(GTEST_FLAGS) -c ${GTEST_DIR}/src/gtest-all.cc
 libgtest.a: gtest-all.o
 	$(AR) -rv libgtest.a gtest-all.o
 
diff --git a/contrib/capsicum-test/mqueue.cc b/contrib/capsicum-test/mqueue.cc
index 42478c760020..f2f3daeb1db8 100644
--- a/contrib/capsicum-test/mqueue.cc
+++ b/contrib/capsicum-test/mqueue.cc
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ void seen_it_done_it(int) {
   invoked = true;
 }
 
-FORK_TEST_ON_MQ(PosixMqueue, CapMode, "/cap_mq") {
+FORK_TEST_ON_MQ(PosixMqueue, CapModeIfMqOpenAvailable, "/cap_mq") {
   int mq = mq_open_("/cap_mq", O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0644, NULL);
   // On FreeBSD, turn on message queue support with:
   //  - 'kldload mqueuefs'
   //  - 'options P1003_1B_MQUEUE' in kernel build config.
   if (mq < 0 && errno == ENOSYS) {
-    TEST_SKIPPED("mq_open -> -ENOSYS");
-    return;
+    GTEST_SKIP() << "mq_open -> -ENOSYS";
   }
   EXPECT_OK(mq);
   cap_rights_t r_read;
diff --git a/contrib/capsicum-test/procdesc.cc b/contrib/capsicum-test/procdesc.cc
index 94c0dc5d774d..11274ce9e866 100644
--- a/contrib/capsicum-test/procdesc.cc
+++ b/contrib/capsicum-test/procdesc.cc
@@ -519,8 +519,8 @@ TEST_F(PipePdfork, CloseLast) {
   signal(SIGCHLD, original);
 }
 
-FORK_TEST(Pdfork, OtherUser) {
-  REQUIRE_ROOT();
+FORK_TEST(Pdfork, OtherUserIfRoot) {
+  GTEST_SKIP_IF_NOT_ROOT();
   int pd;
   pid_t pid = pdfork(&pd, 0);
   EXPECT_OK(pid);
@@ -531,7 +531,10 @@ FORK_TEST(Pdfork, OtherUser) {
   usleep(100);
 
   // Now that the second process has been pdfork()ed, change euid.
-  setuid(other_uid);
+  ASSERT_NE(0u, other_uid) << "other_uid not initialized correctly, "
+                              "please pass the -u <uid> flag.";
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, setuid(other_uid));
+  EXPECT_EQ(other_uid, getuid());
   if (verbose) fprintf(stderr, "uid=%d euid=%d\n", getuid(), geteuid());
 
   // Fail to kill child with normal PID operation.