diff --git a/tests/sbin/ifconfig/t_capabilities.sh b/tests/sbin/ifconfig/t_capabilities.sh
index 7d0b2fabe48a..e23b2689d671 100644
--- a/tests/sbin/ifconfig/t_capabilities.sh
+++ b/tests/sbin/ifconfig/t_capabilities.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: t_capabilities.sh,v 1.1 2020/06/27 06:57:44 jruoho Exp $
+# $NetBSD: t_capabilities.sh,v 1.1.6.1 2023/10/18 14:48:44 martin Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2020 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ basic_head() {
 
 basic_body() {
 
+	if ! [ $(atf_config_get "run_unsafe" "no") = "yes" ]; then
+		atf_skip "modify if_capenable for real interfaces"
+	fi
+
 	for i in $(ifconfig -l); do
 
 		c=$(ifconfig $i | grep "capabilities")