diff --git a/tests/tests/format-version-forward-back.sh b/tests/tests/format-version-forward-back.sh
index 403d0aaf..404660b5 100644
--- a/tests/tests/format-version-forward-back.sh
+++ b/tests/tests/format-version-forward-back.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 # format version.
 #
 
+# not supported on el9!
+if [ $(source /etc/os-release ; echo ${VERSION_ID:0:1}) -gt 8 ]; then
+	t_skip "Unsupported OS version"
+fi
+
 mount_has_format_version()
 {
 	local mnt="$1"