diff --git a/test/zdtm/lib/ns.c b/test/zdtm/lib/ns.c
index 7c78e0ada7..cfd325440e 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/lib/ns.c
+++ b/test/zdtm/lib/ns.c
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ static int prepare_mntns(void)
 
 static int set_ping_group_range(void)
 {
-	// Allow GIDs 40000-50000 to open an unprivileged ICMP socket
-	if (sysctl_write_str("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ping_group_range", "40000 50000")) {
+	// Allow GIDs 58467, 58468 to open an unprivileged ICMP socket
+	if (sysctl_write_str("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ping_group_range", "58467 58468")) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "sysctl_write_str() failed: %m\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/test/zdtm_ct.c b/test/zdtm_ct.c
index 1fc3b2befe..8fc1f8fe72 100644
--- a/test/zdtm_ct.c
+++ b/test/zdtm_ct.c
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!uid) {
 			if (create_timens())
 				exit(1);
-			// Allow GIDs 40000-50000 to open an unprivileged ICMP socket
-			if (sysctl_write_str("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ping_group_range", "40000 50000"))
+			// Allow GIDs 58467, 58468 to open an unprivileged ICMP socket
+			if (sysctl_write_str("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ping_group_range", "58467 58468"))
 				exit(1);
 			if (mount(NULL, "/", NULL, MS_REC | MS_SLAVE, NULL)) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "mount(/, S_REC | MS_SLAVE)): %m");