diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-device/test-sd-device.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-device/test-sd-device.c
index 40a40a70bf..db7c9420cc 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-device/test-sd-device.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-device/test-sd-device.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "sd-daemon.h"
 #include "sd-event.h"
 
 #include "capability-util.h"
@@ -466,6 +467,10 @@ TEST(sd_device_enumerator_filter_subsystem) {
                 return;
         }
 
+        /* The rest of this test depends on a full booted system with a working udev and so on */
+        if (!sd_booted())
+                return (void) log_tests_skipped("Test requires fully booted system with udev/etc, skipping to avoid hanging forever.");
+
         _cleanup_(sd_event_unrefp) sd_event *event = NULL;
         ASSERT_OK(sd_event_default(&event));
         ASSERT_OK(sd_event_add_inotify(event, NULL, "/run/udev" , IN_DELETE, on_inotify, NULL));