diff --git a/shared/checks/oval/oscap_bootc_env_var.xml b/shared/checks/oval/oscap_bootc_env_var.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d085292f71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/checks/oval/oscap_bootc_env_var.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<def-group>
+  <definition class="inventory" id="oscap_bootc_env_var" version="2">
+    <metadata>
+      <title>Check if the environment is execution of the oscap-bootc build tool in the podman build environment</title>
+       <affected family="unix">
+        <platform>multi_platform_all</platform>
+       </affected>
+      <description>Check the value of environment variable OSCAP_BOOTC_BUILD.</description>
+      <reference ref_id="cpe:/a:osbuild" source="CPE" />
+    </metadata>
+    <criteria>
+      <criterion comment="Check the value of OSCAP_BOOTC_BUILD variable" test_ref="test_oscap_bootc_env_var" />
+    </criteria>
+  </definition>
+
+  <ind:environmentvariable58_test check="all" check_existence="all_exist"
+    comment="environment variable OSCAP_BOOTC_BUILD is set to bwrap-osbuild"
+    id="test_oscap_bootc_env_var" version="1">
+    <ind:object object_ref="object_oscap_bootc_env_var" />
+    <ind:state state_ref="state_oscap_bootc_env_var" />
+  </ind:environmentvariable58_test>
+
+  <ind:environmentvariable58_object 
+    id="object_oscap_bootc_env_var" version="1">
+    <ind:pid xsi:nil="true" datatype="int" />
+    <ind:name>OSCAP_BOOTC_BUILD</ind:name>
+  </ind:environmentvariable58_object>
+
+  <ind:environmentvariable58_state
+    id="state_oscap_bootc_env_var" version="1">
+    <ind:value>YES</ind:value>
+  </ind:environmentvariable58_state>
+</def-group>
diff --git a/shared/templates/sysctl/bash.template b/shared/templates/sysctl/bash.template
index b3aafbc2757..424afde0167 100644
--- a/shared/templates/sysctl/bash.template
+++ b/shared/templates/sysctl/bash.template
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ SYSCONFIG_FILE="/etc/sysctl.conf"
 {{%- if SYSCTLVAL == "" or SYSCTLVAL is not string %}}
 {{{ bash_instantiate_variables("sysctl_" ~ SYSCTLID ~ "_value") }}}
 
+if [[ "$OSCAP_BOOTC_BUILD" != "YES" ]] ; then
 #
 # Set runtime for {{{ SYSCTLVAR }}}
 #
 /sbin/sysctl -q -n -w {{{ SYSCTLVAR }}}="$sysctl_{{{ SYSCTLID }}}_value"
+fi
 
 #
 # If {{{ SYSCTLVAR }}} present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
@@ -54,10 +56,12 @@ sed -i "/^$SYSCONFIG_VAR/d" /etc/sysctl.conf
 
 {{%- else %}}
 
+if [[ "$OSCAP_BOOTC_BUILD" != "YES" ]] ; then
 #
 # Set runtime for {{{ SYSCTLVAR }}}
 #
 /sbin/sysctl -q -n -w {{{ SYSCTLVAR }}}="{{{ SYSCTLVAL }}}"
+fi
 
 #
 # If {{{ SYSCTLVAR }}} present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to "{{{ SYSCTLVAL }}}"
diff --git a/shared/templates/sysctl/oval.template b/shared/templates/sysctl/oval.template
index 35a7e94d39e..35a702455d2 100644
--- a/shared/templates/sysctl/oval.template
+++ b/shared/templates/sysctl/oval.template
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@
       <extend_definition comment="{{{ SYSCTLVAR }}} configuration setting check"
                          definition_ref="{{{ rule_id }}}_static"/>
 {{% if CHECK_RUNTIME == "true" %}}
-      <extend_definition comment="{{{ SYSCTLVAR }}} runtime setting check"
-                         definition_ref="{{{ rule_id }}}_runtime"/>
+      <criteria operator="OR">
+        <extend_definition comment="we are building bootable container image"
+                          definition_ref="oscap_bootc_env_var"/>
+        <extend_definition comment="{{{ SYSCTLVAR }}} runtime setting check"
+                          definition_ref="{{{ rule_id }}}_runtime"/>
+      </criteria>
 {{%- endif %}}
     </criteria>
   </definition>
@@ -53,8 +57,12 @@
         <extend_definition comment="{{{ SYSCTLVAR }}} configuration setting check"
                            definition_ref="{{{ rule_id }}}_static"/>
 {{% if CHECK_RUNTIME == "true" %}}
-        <extend_definition comment="{{{ SYSCTLVAR }}} runtime setting check"
-                           definition_ref="{{{ rule_id }}}_runtime"/>
+        <criteria operator="OR">
+          <extend_definition comment="we are building bootable container image"
+                            definition_ref="oscap_bootc_env_var"/>
+          <extend_definition comment="{{{ SYSCTLVAR }}} runtime setting check"
+                            definition_ref="{{{ rule_id }}}_runtime"/>
+        </criteria>
 {{%- endif %}}
       </criteria>
     </criteria>