diff --git a/test/test_wrapper.py b/test/test_wrapper.py
index f68b585154938638afc2e8e11e20046072689781..dc80bcdfd7541ad1f5d0306982f8cee8c6781ccf 100644
--- a/test/test_wrapper.py
+++ b/test/test_wrapper.py
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ class TestCL:
 def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
     if have_cl():
         import pyopencl as cl
+    else:
+        # will still show "skipped" messages
+        return
 
     if ("device" in metafunc.funcargnames
             or "context" in metafunc.funcargnames):