diff --git a/base-linux/run/lx_rmap.inc b/base-linux/run/lx_rmap.inc
index 9d1eebc2c9..de1f29c61e 100644
--- a/base-linux/run/lx_rmap.inc
+++ b/base-linux/run/lx_rmap.inc
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
 
 assert_spec linux
 
-if {[have_spec always_hybrid]} {
-	puts "\nTest does not support always_hybrid mode."
-	exit 0
-}
-
 #
 # Build
 #
diff --git a/base-linux/src/test/lx_rmap/dynamic/target.mk b/base-linux/src/test/lx_rmap/dynamic/target.mk
index 8ad37993ee..4c6aafcef3 100644
--- a/base-linux/src/test/lx_rmap/dynamic/target.mk
+++ b/base-linux/src/test/lx_rmap/dynamic/target.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# dynamic variant is not supported in hybrid mode
+ifeq ($(filter-out $(SPECS),always_hybrid),)
+REQUIRES = plain_linux
+endif
+
 TARGET = test-lx_rmap_dynamic
 SRC_CC = main.cc
 LIBS   = base libc
diff --git a/base-linux/src/test/lx_rmap/main.cc b/base-linux/src/test/lx_rmap/main.cc
index 55f2152187..e1f41ef055 100644
--- a/base-linux/src/test/lx_rmap/main.cc
+++ b/base-linux/src/test/lx_rmap/main.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,23 @@
 #include <rm_session/connection.h>
 
 
-extern "C" void wait_for_continue();
+
+static void blob() __attribute__((used));
+static void blob()
+{
+	asm volatile (
+		".balign 4096, -1\n"
+		"blob_beg:\n"
+		".space 16*4096, -2\n"
+		"blob_end:\n"
+		".global blob_beg\n"
+		".global blob_end\n"
+		: : : );
+}
+
+
+extern unsigned long blob_beg;
+extern unsigned long blob_end;
 
 
 int main()
@@ -37,12 +53,12 @@ int main()
 		env()->heap()->free(addr, 0);
 	}
 
-	addr_t beg((addr_t)&_prog_img_beg);
-	addr_t end(align_addr((addr_t)&_prog_img_end, 12));
+	addr_t beg((addr_t)&blob_beg);
+	addr_t end(align_addr((addr_t)&blob_end, 12));
 
 	size_t size(end - beg);
 
-	PLOG("program-image region [%016lx,%016lx) size=%zx", beg, end, size);
+	PLOG("blob region region [%016lx,%016lx) size=%zx", beg, end, size);
 
 	/* RAM dataspace attachment overlapping binary */
 	try {