diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/meson.build b/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/meson.build
index d1d89915579f..5d233bfb217e 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/meson.build	
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ test('MPI C++', execpp, timeout: 20)
 
 
 if add_languages('fortran', required : false)
+  if method in ['auto', 'pkg-config']
+    # https://bugs.debian.org/1078026
+    fs = import('fs')
+    if fs.exists('/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/ompi-fort.pc')
+      if fs.hash('/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/ompi-fort.pc', 'md5') == '0892a93630e3d3359c43c58d5a82efc0'
+        error('MESON_SKIP_TEST: openmpi pkgconfig file is broken on Debian/Ubuntu')
+      endif
+    endif
+  endif
+
   fc = meson.get_compiler('fortran')
   mpif = dependency('mpi', language : 'fortran', required: false, method : method)
   if not fc.links('use mpi; end', dependencies: mpif, name: 'Fortran MPI')
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/test.json b/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/test.json
index cbd1686121c5..3a46657ef112 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/test.json	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/test.json	
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
   "matrix": {
     "options": {
       "method": [
-        { "val": "auto" },
-        { "val": "pkg-config" },
+        { "val": "auto",
+          "expect_skip_on_jobname": ["ubuntu"] },
+        { "val": "pkg-config",
+          "expect_skip_on_jobname": ["ubuntu"] },
         { "val": "config-tool",
           "expect_skip_on_jobname": ["fedora"] },
         {