diff --git a/ci/diffs/20251231-selftests-bpf-increase-thread-timeout-in-test_xsk.patch b/ci/diffs/20251231-selftests-bpf-increase-thread-timeout-in-test_xsk.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 93837189..00000000
--- a/ci/diffs/20251231-selftests-bpf-increase-thread-timeout-in-test_xsk.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-From 18839e3a16d1fd37bae386a4f11316c5f67775fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>
-Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:06:39 -0800
-Subject: [PATCH] selftests/bpf: increase thread timeout in test_xsk
-
-Signed-off-by: Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>
----
- tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_xsk.c | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_xsk.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_xsk.c
-index 5af28f359cfd..8dcb60bbfc89 100644
---- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_xsk.c
-+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_xsk.c
-@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
- /* Just to align the data in the packet */
- #define PKT_HDR_SIZE			(sizeof(struct ethhdr) + 2)
- #define POLL_TMOUT			1000
--#define THREAD_TMOUT			3
-+#define THREAD_TMOUT			16
- #define UMEM_HEADROOM_TEST_SIZE		128
- #define XSK_DESC__INVALID_OPTION	(0xffff)
- #define XSK_UMEM__INVALID_FRAME_SIZE	(MAX_ETH_JUMBO_SIZE + 1)
--- 
-2.52.0
-
diff --git a/ci/vmtest/configs/DENYLIST.aarch64 b/ci/vmtest/configs/DENYLIST.aarch64
index e77c8af0..8bbbe9c6 100644
--- a/ci/vmtest/configs/DENYLIST.aarch64
+++ b/ci/vmtest/configs/DENYLIST.aarch64
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 map_kptr/success-map
+ns_xsk_drv
+ns_xsk_skb
 send_signal
 unpriv_bpf_disabled
diff --git a/ci/vmtest/configs/DENYLIST.s390x b/ci/vmtest/configs/DENYLIST.s390x
index b1a85893..9f97f98e 100644
--- a/ci/vmtest/configs/DENYLIST.s390x
+++ b/ci/vmtest/configs/DENYLIST.s390x
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 arena_spin_lock
 map_kptr/success-map
+ns_xsk_drv
+ns_xsk_skb
 res_spin_lock_stress
 tc_edt