1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/init.cfg b/tests/init.cfg
index 3e9ab038..882feb1c 100644
--- a/tests/init.cfg
+++ b/tests/init.cfg
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ require_timeout_()
 
 require_pcre_()
 {
-  echo . | grep -P . 2>err || skip_ no PCRE support
+  echo . | grep -P . 2>err
+  echo . | grep -P . 2>err || {
+    test $? -eq 1 && fail_ PCRE available, but does not work.
+    skip_ no PCRE support
+  }
   compare /dev/null err || fail_ PCRE available, but stderr not empty.
 }