diff --git a/tests/probes/rpmverifypackage/test_probes_rpmverifypackage.sh b/tests/probes/rpmverifypackage/test_probes_rpmverifypackage.sh
index f4179e063..475ebf0b3 100755
--- a/tests/probes/rpmverifypackage/test_probes_rpmverifypackage.sh
+++ b/tests/probes/rpmverifypackage/test_probes_rpmverifypackage.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 . $builddir/tests/test_common.sh
 
+[ -f /etc/os-release ] && . /etc/os-release
+
 set -e -o pipefail
 set -x
 
@@ -79,7 +81,9 @@ function test_probes_rpmverifypackage_noepoch {
 
 test_init
 
+if [[ $ID_LIKE != *"suse"* ]]; then
 test_run "test_probes_rpmverifypackage_epoch" test_probes_rpmverifypackage_epoch
+fi
 test_run "test_probes_rpmverifypackage_noepoch" test_probes_rpmverifypackage_noepoch
 
 test_exit