diff --git a/autotests/themetest.cpp b/autotests/themetest.cpp
--- a/autotests/themetest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/themetest.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,10 @@
     if (!KWindowSystem::isPlatformX11()) {
         QSKIP("Test is only for X11");
     }
-    QVERIFY(!KWindowSystem::compositingActive());
+
+    if (KWindowSystem::compositingActive()) {
+        QSKIP("Test can only be performed without a running window manager");
+    }
 
     // image path should give us an opaque variant
     QVERIFY(m_theme->imagePath(QStringLiteral("element")).endsWith(QLatin1String("/desktoptheme/testtheme/opaque/element.svg")));