diff --git a/tests/amdgpu/amd_replay.c b/tests/amdgpu/amd_replay.c
index db2ac2de9e26f78a16272e3a24aa4792f2ad644e..500e8253e8097374c565cfcbbe97df45748e7d97 100644
--- a/tests/amdgpu/amd_replay.c
+++ b/tests/amdgpu/amd_replay.c
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ static bool dpcd_read_byte(int drm_fd,
 	closedir(dir);
 	close(dir_fd);
 
+	igt_skip("Missing /dev/drm_dp_aux*, check DRM_DISPLAY_DP_AUX_CHARDEV in kernel config\n");
+
 	return false;
 }