diff --git a/testsuite/readlink.tests b/testsuite/readlink.tests
index 5483d9772..fc04702d3 100644
--- a/testsuite/readlink.tests
+++ b/testsuite/readlink.tests
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ ln -s "./$TESTFILE" "./$TESTLINK"
 
 testing "readlink on a file" "readlink ./$TESTFILE" "" "" ""
 testing "readlink on a link" "readlink ./$TESTLINK" "./$TESTFILE\n" "" ""
+
+optional FEATURE_READLINK_FOLLOW
+
 testing "readlink -f on a file" "readlink -f ./$TESTFILE" "$PWD/$TESTFILE\n" "" ""
 testing "readlink -f on a link" "readlink -f ./$TESTLINK" "$PWD/$TESTFILE\n" "" ""
 testing "readlink -f on an invalid link" "readlink -f ./$FAILLINK" "" "" ""