diff --git a/test/t-pvcreate-operation-md.sh b/test/t-pvcreate-operation-md.sh
index 104a78785..afae03447 100644
--- a/test/t-pvcreate-operation-md.sh
+++ b/test/t-pvcreate-operation-md.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ which sfdisk || exit 200
 which perl || exit 200
 which awk || exit 200
 which cut || exit 200
+test -f /proc/mdstat || exit 200
 
 . ./test-utils.sh