diff --git a/test/dd/common.sh b/test/dd/common.sh
index 225578602..d2f7defa3 100644
--- a/test/dd/common.sh
+++ b/test/dd/common.sh
@@ -127,3 +127,28 @@ get_native_nvme_bs() {
 
 	echo "$lbaf"
 }
+
+check_liburing() {
+	# Simply check if spdk_dd links to liburing. If yes, log that information.
+	local lib so
+	local -g liburing_in_use=0
+
+	while read -r lib _ so _; do
+		if [[ $lib == liburing.so.* ]]; then
+			printf '* spdk_dd linked to liburing\n'
+			# For sanity, check build config to see if liburing was requested.
+			if [[ -e $rootdir/test/common/build_config.sh ]]; then
+				source "$rootdir/test/common/build_config.sh"
+			fi
+			if [[ $CONFIG_URING != y ]]; then
+				printf '* spdk_dd built with liburing, but no liburing support requested?\n'
+			fi
+			if [[ ! -e $so ]]; then
+				printf '* %s is missing, aborting\n' "$lib"
+				return 1
+			fi
+			export liburing_in_use=1
+			return 0
+		fi
+	done < <(LD_TRACE_LOADED_OBJECTS=1 "${DD_APP[@]}") >&2
+}
diff --git a/test/dd/dd.sh b/test/dd/dd.sh
index 2a5aee6c7..e2b8bb86a 100755
--- a/test/dd/dd.sh
+++ b/test/dd/dd.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ source "$testdir/common.sh"
 "$rootdir/scripts/setup.sh"
 nvmes=($(nvme_in_userspace))
 
+check_liburing
+
 run_test "spdk_dd_basic_rw" "$testdir/basic_rw.sh" "${nvmes[@]}"
 run_test "spdk_dd_posix" "$testdir/posix.sh"
 run_test "spdk_dd_bdev_to_bdev" "$testdir/bdev_to_bdev.sh" "${nvmes[@]}"