diff --git a/ci/vmtest/vmtest_selftests.sh b/ci/vmtest/vmtest_selftests.sh
index a9a8622..81000da 100755
--- a/ci/vmtest/vmtest_selftests.sh
+++ b/ci/vmtest/vmtest_selftests.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ OUTPUT_DIR=/mnt/vmtest
 WORKING_DIR="/${PROJECT_NAME}"
 BPF_SELFTESTS_DIR="${WORKING_DIR}/selftests/bpf"
 VMTEST_CONFIGS_PATH="${WORKING_DIR}/ci/vmtest/configs"
+PKG_CONFIG=pkg-config
 
 read_lists() {
 	(for path in "$@"; do
@@ -42,13 +43,16 @@ ALLOWLIST=$(read_lists \
 	"$BPF_SELFTESTS_DIR/ALLOWLIST.${ARCH}" \
 	"$VMTEST_CONFIGS_PATH/ALLOWLIST" \
 	"$VMTEST_CONFIGS_PATH/ALLOWLIST.${ARCH}" \
-)
-TMONLIST=$(read_lists \
-	"$BPF_SELFTESTS_DIR/TMONLIST" \
-	"$BPF_SELFTESTS_DIR/TMONLIST.${ARCH}" \
-	"$VMTEST_CONFIGS_PATH/TMONLIST" \
-	"$VMTEST_CONFIGS_PATH/TMONLIST.${ARCH}" \
-)
+         )
+
+if ${PKG_CONFIG} --exists libpcap 2>/dev/null; then
+    TMONLIST=$(read_lists \
+	           "$BPF_SELFTESTS_DIR/TMONLIST" \
+	           "$BPF_SELFTESTS_DIR/TMONLIST.${ARCH}" \
+	           "$VMTEST_CONFIGS_PATH/TMONLIST" \
+	           "$VMTEST_CONFIGS_PATH/TMONLIST.${ARCH}" \
+            )
+fi
 
 declare -a TEST_NAMES=()