diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/image/qimagewriter/tst_qimagewriter.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/image/qimagewriter/tst_qimagewriter.cpp
index 6ce8060306..2f3c744fd9 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/image/qimagewriter/tst_qimagewriter.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/image/qimagewriter/tst_qimagewriter.cpp
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ void tst_QImageWriter::writeImage2()
     QFETCH(QByteArray, format);
     QFETCH(QImage, image);
 
+    SKIP_IF_UNSUPPORTED(format);
+
     //we reduce the scope of writer so that it closes the associated file
     // and QFile::remove can actually work
     {