diff --git a/test/lisp/tab-bar-tests.el b/test/lisp/tab-bar-tests.el
index 81555dad171..3f9ee3aa4b7 100644
--- a/test/lisp/tab-bar-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/tab-bar-tests.el
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   (tab-bar-tabs-set nil))
 
 (ert-deftest tab-bar-tests-quit-restore-window ()
-  (skip-when (and noninteractive (eq system-type 'windows-nt)))
+  (skip-unless (and (eq system-type 'gnu/linux) (getenv "TERM")))
   (let* ((frame-params (when noninteractive
                          '((window-system . nil)
                            (tty-type . "linux"))))