diff --git a/tests/tpm-tests.c b/tests/tpm-tests.c
index 582ec0cfd4..e640777aa9 100644
--- a/tests/tpm-tests.c
+++ b/tests/tpm-tests.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static bool
 tpm_test_swtpm_skip(void)
 {
     if (!tpm_util_swtpm_has_tpm2()) {
-        g_test_message("swtpm not in PATH or missing --tpm2 support");
+        g_test_skip("swtpm not in PATH or missing --tpm2 support");
         return true;
     }