diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/option/siteOption.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/option/siteOption.php
index 08eae4c45b..026a7dcece 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/option/siteOption.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/option/siteOption.php
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ class Tests_Option_SiteOption extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	 * @group multisite
 	 */
 	function test_site_notoptions() {
+		if ( ! is_multisite() ) {
+			$this->markTestSkipped( 'Should only run in multisite' );
+		}
+
 		global $wpdb;
 		$notoptions_key = "{$wpdb->siteid}:notoptions";