diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_dpp.py b/tests/hwsim/test_dpp.py
index bc5327b7e..963504c5a 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_dpp.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_dpp.py
@@ -2767,6 +2767,7 @@ def test_dpp_hostapd_configurator(dev, apdev):
 
 def test_dpp_hostapd_configurator_enrollee_v1(dev, apdev):
     """DPP with hostapd as configurator/initiator with v1 enrollee"""
+    check_dpp_capab(dev[0])
     dev[0].set("dpp_version_override", "1")
     run_dpp_hostapd_configurator(dev, apdev)
 
diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_dpp3.py b/tests/hwsim/test_dpp3.py
index 9cf6f9634..123815b91 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_dpp3.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_dpp3.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ def test_dpp_tcp_pkex(dev, apdev, params):
         dev[1].request("DPP_CONTROLLER_STOP")
 
 def run_dpp_tcp_pkex_auto_connect_2(dev, apdev, params, status, start_ap=True):
+    check_dpp_capab(dev[0], min_ver=3)
     check_sae_capab(dev[0])
     dev[0].set("sae_groups", "")
 
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ def test_dpp_tcp_pkex_while_associated_conn_status(dev, apdev, params):
         dev[0].set("dpp_config_processing", "0", allow_fail=True)
 
 def run_dpp_tcp_pkex_while_associated(dev, apdev, params, status):
+    check_dpp_capab(dev[0], min_ver=3)
     check_sae_capab(dev[0])
     cap_lo = params['prefix'] + ".lo.pcap"