diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qprocessenvironment/tst_qprocessenvironment.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qprocessenvironment/tst_qprocessenvironment.cpp
index 6a2a3daaa2c..560d4196b28 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qprocessenvironment/tst_qprocessenvironment.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qprocessenvironment/tst_qprocessenvironment.cpp
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ void tst_QProcessEnvironment::caseSensitivity()
 
 void tst_QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment()
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_VXWORKS
+    QSKIP("VxWorks do not have PATH environment variable");
+#endif
     static const char envname[] = "THIS_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE_HOPEFULLY_DOESNT_EXIST";
     QByteArray path = qgetenv("PATH");
     QByteArray nonexistant = qgetenv(envname);