diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-device/test-sd-device.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-device/test-sd-device.c
index 6f432005e9..4ab8b3894a 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-device/test-sd-device.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-device/test-sd-device.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ TEST(sd_device_enumerator_filter_subsystem) {
         /* The test test_sd_device_enumerator_filter_subsystem_trial() is quite racy. Let's run the function
          * several times after the udev queue becomes empty. */
 
-        if (!udev_available()) {
+        if (!udev_available() || (access("/run/udev", F_OK) < 0 && errno == ENOENT)) {
                 assert_se(test_sd_device_enumerator_filter_subsystem_trial_many());
                 return;
         }