diff --git a/tests/lmkd_test.cpp b/tests/lmkd_test.cpp
index b1957bc..07d91bb 100644
--- a/tests/lmkd_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/lmkd_test.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <lmkd.h>
 #include <liblmkd_utils.h>
@@ -274,8 +275,10 @@ void runMemStressTest() {
                              << data->oomadj;
             data->allocated = 0;
             data->finished = false;
-            ASSERT_FALSE(create_memcg(uid, pid) != 0)
-                << "Child [pid=" << pid << "] failed to create a cgroup";
+            if (property_get_bool("ro.config.low_ram", false)) {
+                ASSERT_FALSE(create_memcg(uid, pid) != 0)
+                    << "Child [pid=" << pid << "] failed to create a cgroup";
+            }
             signal_state(ssync, STATE_CHILD_READY);
             wait_for_state(ssync, STATE_PARENT_READY);
             add_pressure(data);