diff --git a/compositor/main.c b/compositor/main.c
index f673fa3a..7b8c196f 100644
--- a/compositor/main.c
+++ b/compositor/main.c
@@ -3382,7 +3382,7 @@ wet_main(int argc, char *argv[], const struct weston_testsuite_data *test_data)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!check_compositor_capabilities(wet.compositor,
+	if (test_data && !check_compositor_capabilities(wet.compositor,
 				test_data->test_quirks.required_capabilities)) {
 		ret = WET_MAIN_RET_MISSING_CAPS;
 		goto out;