diff --git a/tests/zone_timers.c b/tests/zone_timers.c
index d20ec9e8f83986790bc6e641d7b725e2b518be1a..3162806f1d11b5bf5155cf6f1f2e9108d34f2e92 100644
--- a/tests/zone_timers.c
+++ b/tests/zone_timers.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	plan_lazy();
 
 	if (namedb_lmdb_api() == NULL) {
-		// LMDB API not compiled.
+		skip("LMDB API not compiled");
 		return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 	}