1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/journal/test-journal.c b/src/journal/test-journal.c
index 534fd28fa6..190c426eba 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-journal.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-journal.c
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ static void test_empty(void) {
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         arg_keep = argc > 1;
 
+        /* journal_file_open requires a valid machine id */
+        if (access("/etc/machine-id", F_OK) != 0)
+                return EXIT_TEST_SKIP;
+
         test_non_empty();
         test_empty();