diff --git a/test/t/test_service.py b/test/t/test_service.py
index 8e7fb059826..b7daf008fc0 100644
--- a/test/t/test_service.py
+++ b/test/t/test_service.py
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ class TestService:
         sys.platform == "darwin",
         reason="Service completion not available on macOS",
     )
-    @pytest.mark.complete("service ")
+    @pytest.mark.complete(
+        "service ",
+        # Skip if we don't have a way to find services
+        skipif="! (type systemctl || type service || type initctl || "
+        "[[ -d /etc/rc.d/init.d || "
+        "-d /etc/init.d || "
+        "-d /etc/xinetd.d || "
+        "-f /etc/slackware-version ]])",
+    )
     def test_1(self, completion):
         assert completion