diff --git a/tests/pytests/integration/runners/test_nacl.py b/tests/pytests/integration/runners/test_nacl.py
index 3dc9266f0bbb..5e4688a79c8c 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/integration/runners/test_nacl.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/integration/runners/test_nacl.py
@@ -8,13 +8,21 @@
 import salt.utils.stringutils
 from tests.support.mock import patch
 
-pytest.importorskip("libnacl")
-
 pytestmark = [
     pytest.mark.windows_whitelisted,
 ]
 
+try:
+    import salt.runners.nacl as nacl
+
+    HAS_PYNACL = True
+except (ImportError, OSError, AttributeError):
+    HAS_PYNACL = False
+
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not HAS_PYNACL, reason="skipping test_nacl, reason=PyNaCl is unavailable"
+)
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def minion_opts():
     return salt.config.minion_config(None)