diff --git a/test/test_matrix.py b/test/test_matrix.py
index f626a024a99589d6816514323ac5ea8051d759a9..d1558bcc03fcd42c64c4cde780557721a40e3131 100644
--- a/test/test_matrix.py
+++ b/test/test_matrix.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ from pyopencl.tools import (  # noqa
         as pytest_generate_tests)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(USE_SYMENGINE, reason="line taylor in SymEngine is broken")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(USE_SYMENGINE,
+        reason="https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/sumpy/issues/25")
 def test_matrix_build(ctx_factory):
     cl_ctx = ctx_factory()
     queue = cl.CommandQueue(cl_ctx)
diff --git a/test/test_scalar_int_eq.py b/test/test_scalar_int_eq.py
index dbc7011a7a7d1fd063ec493be7c85347f414a8ea..2fd80990f33878d16accad59d180515b1749b936 100644
--- a/test/test_scalar_int_eq.py
+++ b/test/test_scalar_int_eq.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from meshmode.mesh.generation import (  # noqa
         ellipse, cloverleaf, starfish, drop, n_gon, qbx_peanut, WobblyCircle,
         make_curve_mesh)
 from sumpy.visualization import FieldPlotter
+from sumpy.symbolic import USE_SYMENGINE
 from pytential import bind, sym
 
 import logging
@@ -767,6 +768,9 @@ def test_integral_equation(ctx_getter, case, visualize=False):
     if case.fmm_backend == "fmmlib":
         pytest.importorskip("pyfmmlib")
 
+    if USE_SYMENGINE and case.fmm_backend is None:
+        pytest.skip("https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/sumpy/issues/25")
+
     # prevent cache 'splosion
     from sympy.core.cache import clear_cache
     clear_cache()