diff --git a/tests/mte_test.cpp b/tests/mte_test.cpp
index 2f922a2..8928805 100644
--- a/tests/mte_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/mte_test.cpp
@@ -16,17 +16,30 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include <android-base/macros.h>
 #include <bionic/mte.h>
 
 __attribute__((no_sanitize("hwaddress")))
 static void test_tag_mismatch() {
-  ScopedDisableMTE x;
-#if defined(__aarch64__)
   std::unique_ptr<int[]> p = std::make_unique<int[]>(4);
   p[0] = 1;
-  int* mistagged_p = reinterpret_cast<int*>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(p.get()) + (1ULL << 56));
-  volatile int load = *mistagged_p;
-  (void)load;
+  int* mistagged_p ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED =
+      reinterpret_cast<int*>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(p.get()) + (1ULL << 56));
+  {
+    ScopedDisableMTE x;
+    { ScopedDisableMTE y; }
+#if defined(__aarch64__)
+    volatile int load ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED = *mistagged_p;
+#endif
+  }
+#if defined(__aarch64__)
+  if (mte_supported()) {
+    EXPECT_DEATH(
+        {
+          volatile int load ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED = *mistagged_p;
+        },
+        "");
+  }
 #endif
 }