diff --git a/crypto/keyring/keyring_linux_test.go b/crypto/keyring/keyring_linux_test.go
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+++ b/crypto/keyring/keyring_linux_test.go
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+//go:build linux
+// +build linux
+
+package keyring
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestNewKeyctlKeyring(t *testing.T) {
+	cdc := getCodec()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		appName     string
+		backend     string
+		dir         string
+		userInput   io.Reader
+		cdc         codec.Codec
+		expectedErr error
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "keyctl backend",
+			appName:     "cosmos",
+			backend:     BackendKeyctl,
+			dir:         t.TempDir(),
+			userInput:   strings.NewReader(""),
+			cdc:         cdc,
+			expectedErr: nil,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			kr, err := New(tt.appName, tt.backend, tt.dir, tt.userInput, tt.cdc)
+			if tt.expectedErr == nil {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			} else {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+				require.Nil(t, kr)
+				require.True(t, errors.Is(err, tt.expectedErr))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}