diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile/tst_qtemporaryfile.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile/tst_qtemporaryfile.cpp
index 4c2e3f211b..c7b4a283a7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile/tst_qtemporaryfile.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile/tst_qtemporaryfile.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ void tst_QTemporaryFile::autoRemove()
 void tst_QTemporaryFile::nonWritableCurrentDir()
 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
+    if (::geteuid() == 0)
+        QSKIP("not valid running this test as root");
+
     struct ChdirOnReturn
     {
         ChdirOnReturn(const QString& d) : dir(d) {}