diff --git a/tests/test-xattrs.sh b/tests/test-xattrs.sh
index 6a83a0bc..2f2d99cc 100755
--- a/tests/test-xattrs.sh
+++ b/tests/test-xattrs.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 touch test-xattrs
 if ! setfattr -n user.testvalue -v somevalue test-xattrs; then
-    exit 77
+    echo "1..0 # SKIP: cannot run setfattr"
+    exit 0
 fi
 
 echo "1..2"