diff --git a/src/test/test-load-fragment.c b/src/test/test-load-fragment.c
index 7705c4877d3..3cf704134c0 100644
--- a/src/test/test-load-fragment.c
+++ b/src/test/test-load-fragment.c
@@ -518,8 +518,10 @@ TEST(install_printf, .sd_booted = true) {
 
         _cleanup_free_ char *mid = NULL, *bid = NULL, *host = NULL, *gid = NULL, *group = NULL, *uid = NULL, *user = NULL;
 
-        assert_se(specifier_machine_id('m', NULL, NULL, NULL, &mid) >= 0 && mid);
-        assert_se(specifier_boot_id('b', NULL, NULL, NULL, &bid) >= 0 && bid);
+        if (access("/etc/machine-id", F_OK) >= 0)
+                assert_se(specifier_machine_id('m', NULL, NULL, NULL, &mid) >= 0 && mid);
+        if (sd_booted() > 0)
+                assert_se(specifier_boot_id('b', NULL, NULL, NULL, &bid) >= 0 && bid);
         assert_se(host = gethostname_malloc());
         assert_se(group = gid_to_name(getgid()));
         assert_se(asprintf(&gid, UID_FMT, getgid()) >= 0);