1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/journal/test-journal-stream.c b/src/journal/test-journal-stream.c
index 6b32b252e8..8e1d08d596 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-journal-stream.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-journal-stream.c
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         const void *data;
         size_t l;
 
+        /* journal_file_open requires a valid machine id */
+        if (access("/etc/machine-id", F_OK) != 0)
+                return EXIT_TEST_SKIP;
+
         log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
 
         assert_se(mkdtemp(t));