diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-mlr3.R b/tests/testthat/test-mlr3.R
index 67ecf03d..526bd813 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-mlr3.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-mlr3.R
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ test_that("mlr3 learners can be pinned", {
 
 test_that("learners from mlr3learners can be pinned", {
     skip_if_not_installed("mlr3learners")
+    skip_if_not_installed("xgboost")
 
     task =  mlr3::tsk("spam")
     learner = mlr3learners::LearnerClassifXgboost$new()