diff --git a/src/tests/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_test_display.c b/src/tests/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_test_display.c
index c90c944cb2..828db2f432 100644
--- a/src/tests/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_test_display.c
+++ b/src/tests/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_test_display.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ EFL_END_TEST
 void
 ecore_wl2_test_display(TCase *tc)
 {
-   if (!getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY"))
+   if ((!getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY")) && (getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")))
      {
         /* tests here are for server-side functions */
         printf("No Wayland Compositor detected. Testing server-side functions\n");