5 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/tests/misc/csplit-heap.sh b/tests/misc/csplit-heap.sh
index 82945a78d..3c300cec4 100755
--- a/tests/misc/csplit-heap.sh
+++ b/tests/misc/csplit-heap.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 . "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
 print_ver_ csplit
 
-require_ulimit_
+require_ulimit_v_
 
 (
  ulimit -v 20000
diff --git a/tests/misc/cut-huge-to-eol-range.sh b/tests/misc/cut-huge-to-eol-range.sh
index 42cecfd79..e6abe6ec5 100755
--- a/tests/misc/cut-huge-to-eol-range.sh
+++ b/tests/misc/cut-huge-to-eol-range.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 . "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
 print_ver_ cut
-require_ulimit_
+require_ulimit_v_
 getlimits_
 
 # From coreutils-8.10 through 8.20, this would make cut try to allocate
diff --git a/tests/misc/head-c.sh b/tests/misc/head-c.sh
index eada8d550..37a86cea8 100755
--- a/tests/misc/head-c.sh
+++ b/tests/misc/head-c.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 . "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
 print_ver_ head
+require_ulimit_v_
 
 # exercise the fix of 2001-08-18, based on test case from Ian Bruce
 echo abc > in || framework_failure_
diff --git a/tests/misc/printf-surprise.sh b/tests/misc/printf-surprise.sh
index 0db6f7b1a..ccd5990f6 100755
--- a/tests/misc/printf-surprise.sh
+++ b/tests/misc/printf-surprise.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ prog=printf
 
 . "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
 print_ver_ printf
-
-require_ulimit_
+require_ulimit_v_
 
 
 # Up to coreutils-6.9, "printf %.Nf 0" would encounter an ENOMEM internal
diff --git a/tests/misc/sort-merge-fdlimit.sh b/tests/misc/sort-merge-fdlimit.sh
index bcd023ae0..2125f852f 100755
--- a/tests/misc/sort-merge-fdlimit.sh
+++ b/tests/misc/sort-merge-fdlimit.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 . "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
 print_ver_ sort
-require_ulimit_
 
 mkdir in err || framework_failure_