diff --git a/src/shared/seccomp-util.c b/src/shared/seccomp-util.c
index 54f9679e16..714734ad61 100644
--- a/src/shared/seccomp-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/seccomp-util.c
@@ -1502,14 +1502,9 @@ static int add_seccomp_syscall_filter(scmp_filter_ctx seccomp,
 assert_cc(SCMP_SYS(shmget) > 0);
 assert_cc(SCMP_SYS(shmat) > 0);
 assert_cc(SCMP_SYS(shmdt) > 0);
-#elif defined(__i386__) || defined(__powerpc64__)
-assert_cc(SCMP_SYS(shmget) < 0);
-assert_cc(SCMP_SYS(shmat) < 0);
-assert_cc(SCMP_SYS(shmdt) < 0);
 #endif
 
 int seccomp_memory_deny_write_execute(void) {
-
         uint32_t arch;
         int r;
 
diff --git a/src/test/test-seccomp.c b/src/test/test-seccomp.c
index d79481853a..937d414c0c 100644
--- a/src/test/test-seccomp.c
+++ b/src/test/test-seccomp.c
@@ -507,9 +507,18 @@ static void test_memory_deny_write_execute_mmap(void) {
 static void test_memory_deny_write_execute_shmat(void) {
         int shmid;
         pid_t pid;
+        uint32_t arch;
 
         log_info("/* %s */", __func__);
 
+        SECCOMP_FOREACH_LOCAL_ARCH(arch) {
+                log_debug("arch %s: SCMP_SYS(mmap) = %d", seccomp_arch_to_string(arch), SCMP_SYS(mmap));
+                log_debug("arch %s: SCMP_SYS(mmap2) = %d", seccomp_arch_to_string(arch), SCMP_SYS(mmap2));
+                log_debug("arch %s: SCMP_SYS(shmget) = %d", seccomp_arch_to_string(arch), SCMP_SYS(shmget));
+                log_debug("arch %s: SCMP_SYS(shmat) = %d", seccomp_arch_to_string(arch), SCMP_SYS(shmat));
+                log_debug("arch %s: SCMP_SYS(shmdt) = %d", seccomp_arch_to_string(arch), SCMP_SYS(shmdt));
+        }
+
         if (!is_seccomp_available()) {
                 log_notice("Seccomp not available, skipping %s", __func__);
                 return;