diff --git a/tests/libs/testbinary_is_stack_mte.cpp b/tests/libs/testbinary_is_stack_mte.cpp
index d8074d5..0cdc466 100644
--- a/tests/libs/testbinary_is_stack_mte.cpp
+++ b/tests/libs/testbinary_is_stack_mte.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
 #if defined(__BIONIC__) && defined(__aarch64__)
 
 extern "C" int main(int, char**) {
-  int ret = is_stack_mte_on() ? 0 : 1;
+  void* mte_tls_ptr = mte_tls();
+  *reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t*>(mte_tls_ptr) = 1;
+  int ret = is_stack_mte_on() && mte_tls_ptr != nullptr ? 0 : 1;
   printf("RAN\n");
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tests/libs/testbinary_is_stack_mte_after_dlopen.cpp b/tests/libs/testbinary_is_stack_mte_after_dlopen.cpp
index 937ac4c..35af8f4 100644
--- a/tests/libs/testbinary_is_stack_mte_after_dlopen.cpp
+++ b/tests/libs/testbinary_is_stack_mte_after_dlopen.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
   State state = kInit;
 
   bool is_early_thread_mte_on = false;
+  void* early_thread_mte_tls = nullptr;
   std::thread early_th([&] {
     {
       std::lock_guard lk(m);
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@
       cv.wait(lk, [&] { return state == kStackRemapped; });
     }
     is_early_thread_mte_on = is_stack_mte_on();
+    early_thread_mte_tls = mte_tls();
+    *reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t*>(early_thread_mte_tls) = 1;
   });
   {
     std::unique_lock lk(m);
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@
   cv.notify_one();
   CHECK(handle != nullptr);
   CHECK(is_stack_mte_on());
+  CHECK(mte_tls() != nullptr);
 
   bool new_stack_page_mte_on = false;
   uintptr_t low;
@@ -129,11 +133,18 @@
   CHECK(new_stack_page_mte_on);
 
   bool is_late_thread_mte_on = false;
-  std::thread late_th([&] { is_late_thread_mte_on = is_stack_mte_on(); });
+  void* late_thread_mte_tls = nullptr;
+  std::thread late_th([&] {
+    is_late_thread_mte_on = is_stack_mte_on();
+    late_thread_mte_tls = mte_tls();
+    *reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t*>(late_thread_mte_tls) = 1;
+  });
   late_th.join();
   early_th.join();
   CHECK(is_late_thread_mte_on);
   CHECK(is_early_thread_mte_on);
+  CHECK(late_thread_mte_tls != nullptr);
+  CHECK(early_thread_mte_tls != nullptr);
   printf("RAN\n");
   return 0;
 }