diff --git a/test/lib/aux.sh b/test/lib/aux.sh
index 65eb1e7a9..63896d16b 100644
--- a/test/lib/aux.sh
+++ b/test/lib/aux.sh
@@ -641,9 +641,10 @@ api() {
 	"$abs_top_builddir/test/api/wrapper" "$@" && rm -f debug.log
 }
 
-skip_if_mirror_recovery_broken() {
-        if test `uname -r` = 3.3.4-5.fc17.i686; then skip; fi
-        if test `uname -r` = 3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64; then skip; fi
+mirror_recovery_works() {
+	case $(uname -r) in
+	  3.3.4-5.fc17.i686|3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64) return 1 ;;
+	esac
 }
 
 raid456_replace_works() {
diff --git a/test/shell/lvconvert-repair-dmeventd.sh b/test/shell/lvconvert-repair-dmeventd.sh
index a2d3ef887..472c81261 100644
--- a/test/shell/lvconvert-repair-dmeventd.sh
+++ b/test/shell/lvconvert-repair-dmeventd.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 . lib/test
 
 which mkfs.ext2 || skip
-aux skip_if_mirror_recovery_broken
+aux mirror_recovery_works || skip
 
 aux prepare_dmeventd
 aux prepare_vg 5
diff --git a/test/shell/lvconvert-repair-transient-dmeventd.sh b/test/shell/lvconvert-repair-transient-dmeventd.sh
index 6bd1442f8..1cda2154b 100644
--- a/test/shell/lvconvert-repair-transient-dmeventd.sh
+++ b/test/shell/lvconvert-repair-transient-dmeventd.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 . lib/test
 
-aux skip_if_mirror_recovery_broken
+aux mirror_recovery_works || skip
 aux prepare_vg 5
 aux prepare_dmeventd
 
diff --git a/test/shell/lvconvert-repair-transient.sh b/test/shell/lvconvert-repair-transient.sh
index 3baa29340..3614a691a 100644
--- a/test/shell/lvconvert-repair-transient.sh
+++ b/test/shell/lvconvert-repair-transient.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 . lib/test
 
-aux skip_if_mirror_recovery_broken
+aux mirror_recovery_works || skip
 aux prepare_vg 5
 
 lvcreate -aey --type mirror -m 3 --ignoremonitoring -L 1 -n 4way $vg