diff --git a/test/integration-tests/integration-test-wrapper.py b/test/integration-tests/integration-test-wrapper.py
index d098910685..7335611eb7 100755
--- a/test/integration-tests/integration-test-wrapper.py
+++ b/test/integration-tests/integration-test-wrapper.py
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     parser.add_argument('--coredump-exclude-regex', required=True)
     parser.add_argument('--sanitizer-exclude-regex', required=True)
     parser.add_argument('--rtc', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    parser.add_argument('--skip', action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
     parser.add_argument('mkosi_args', nargs='*')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -386,6 +387,10 @@ def main() -> None:
         print(f'TEST_NO_QEMU=1, skipping {args.name}', file=sys.stderr)
         exit(77)
 
+    if args.skip:
+        print(f'meson requirements for test {args.name} were not fulfilled, skipping', file=sys.stderr)
+        exit(77)
+
     for s in os.getenv('TEST_SKIP', '').split():
         if s in args.name:
             print(f'Skipping {args.name} due to TEST_SKIP', file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/test/integration-tests/meson.build b/test/integration-tests/meson.build
index cdcc1d8dba..3afbeac1e4 100644
--- a/test/integration-tests/meson.build
+++ b/test/integration-tests/meson.build
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ foreach integration_test : integration_tests
                 integration_test_args += ['--rtc']
         endif
 
+        if not integration_test['enabled']
+                integration_test_args += ['--skip']
+        endif
+
         if not mkosi.found()
                 continue
         endif
@@ -153,10 +157,6 @@ foreach integration_test : integration_tests
                 integration_test_env += {'SYSTEMD_INTEGRATION_TESTS': '1'}
         endif
 
-        if not integration_test['enabled']
-                continue
-        endif
-
         # We don't explicitly depend on the "mkosi" target because that means the image is rebuilt on every
         # "ninja -C build". Instead, the mkosi target has to be rebuilt manually before running the
         # integration tests with mkosi.