diff --git a/tests/test-pull-bareuser.sh b/tests/test-pull-bareuser.sh
index 0729247f..2e357234 100755
--- a/tests/test-pull-bareuser.sh
+++ b/tests/test-pull-bareuser.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 . $(dirname $0)/libtest.sh
 
+skip_without_user_xattrs
 setup_fake_remote_repo1 "archive"
 
 repo_mode=bare-user