diff --git a/testsuite/lib/generic.sh b/testsuite/lib/generic.sh
index cc489470..8f76e492 100644
--- a/testsuite/lib/generic.sh
+++ b/testsuite/lib/generic.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ ts_err_cat()
 	ts_cat "$@" | tee >> $ERRF
 }
 
+ts_skip()
+{
+    exit 127
+}
+
 ts_tc()
 {
 	SCRIPT=$1; shift
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/cls-testbed.t b/testsuite/tests/cls-testbed.t
index efae2a5d..f5f99794 100755
--- a/testsuite/tests/cls-testbed.t
+++ b/testsuite/tests/cls-testbed.t
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ source lib/generic.sh
 
 QDISCS="cbq htb dsmark"
 
+if [ ! -d tests/cls ]; then
+    ts_log "tests/cls folder does not exist"
+    ts_skip
+fi
+
 for q in ${QDISCS}; do
 	ts_log "Preparing classifier testbed with qdisc $q"