diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_lint_assigneqexpr_bad.py b/test_regress/t/t_lint_assigneqexpr_bad.py
index f6a8acb6f..f7e35e5e8 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_lint_assigneqexpr_bad.py
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_lint_assigneqexpr_bad.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import vltest_bootstrap
 test.scenarios('vlt')
 test.top_filename = "t/t_lint_assigneqexpr.v"
 
+if not os.path.exists(test.root + "/.git"):
+    test.skip("Not in a git repository")
+
 test.lint(verilator_flags2=['-Wall -Wno-DECLFILENAME'],
           fails=True,
           expect_filename=test.golden_filename)