diff --git a/tests/funcs/require.sh b/tests/funcs/require.sh
index 878fd33f..17b757cf 100644
--- a/tests/funcs/require.sh
+++ b/tests/funcs/require.sh
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ t_require_mounts() {
 	local req="$1"
 
 	test "$T_NR_MOUNTS" -ge "$req" || \
-		t_fail "$req mounts required, only have $T_NR_MOUNTS"
+		t_skip "$req mounts required, only have $T_NR_MOUNTS"
 }