diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index c7d6e3d8..7a39374d 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST = ca-key.pem ca.pem common.sh server-cert.pem server-key.pem test1.co
 
 SUBDIRS = docker-ocserv
 
+check_PROGRAMS = test-broken-seccomp
+test_broken_seccomp_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lseccomp
+
 dist_check_SCRIPTS = test-pass test-pass-cert test-cert test-iroute test-pass-script \
 	test-multi-cookie test-pam test-stress full-test test-group-pass test-pass-group-cert \
 	ocpasswd-test test-pass-group-cert-no-pass unix-test test-pass-opt-cert \
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ dist_check_SCRIPTS = test-pass test-pass-cert test-cert test-iroute test-pass-sc
 TESTS = test-pass test-pass-cert test-cert test-iroute test-pass-script \
 	test-multi-cookie full-test test-group-pass test-pass-group-cert \
 	ocpasswd-test test-pass-group-cert-no-pass unix-test test-pass-opt-cert \
-	test-cookie-timeout test-cookie-timeout-2
+	test-cookie-timeout test-cookie-timeout-2 test-broken-seccomp
 
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = srcdir="$(srcdir)" \
 	top_builddir="$(top_builddir)"
diff --git a/tests/test-broken-seccomp.c b/tests/test-broken-seccomp.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81bcfb28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-broken-seccomp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <seccomp.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+	scmp_filter_ctx ctx;
+	fd_set rfds;
+	int fd = open("/dev/null", O_RDONLY), ret;
+
+	ctx = seccomp_init(SCMP_ACT_ERRNO(EPERM));
+	assert(ctx != 0);
+
+	assert(seccomp_rule_add(ctx, SCMP_ACT_ALLOW, SCMP_SYS(select), 0) == 0);
+
+	/* to allow printing and exiting */
+	assert(seccomp_rule_add(ctx, SCMP_ACT_ALLOW, SCMP_SYS(writev), 0) == 0);
+	assert(seccomp_rule_add(ctx, SCMP_ACT_ALLOW, SCMP_SYS(write), 0) == 0);
+	assert(seccomp_rule_add(ctx, SCMP_ACT_ALLOW, SCMP_SYS(exit), 0) == 0);
+	assert(seccomp_rule_add(ctx, SCMP_ACT_ALLOW, SCMP_SYS(exit_group), 0) == 0);
+
+	assert (seccomp_load(ctx) == 0);
+
+	FD_ZERO(&rfds);
+	FD_SET(fd, &rfds);
+
+	ret = select(fd+1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "select is blocked!\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "all ok\n");
+	exit(0);
+}