diff --git a/test/functional/lua/system_spec.lua b/test/functional/lua/system_spec.lua
index 79a70c9c72..6c320376c9 100644
--- a/test/functional/lua/system_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/lua/system_spec.lua
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ describe('vim.system', function()
 
   it('always captures all content of stdout/stderr #30846', function()
     t.skip(n.fn.executable('git') == 0, 'missing "git" command')
+    t.skip(n.fn.isdirectory('.git') == 0, 'missing ".git" directory')
     eq(
       0,
       exec_lua(function()