diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/downloads.feature b/tests/end2end/features/downloads.feature
index 95b775303..07e062610 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/downloads.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/downloads.feature
@@ -579,9 +579,9 @@ Feature: Downloading things from a website.
         And I wait until the download is finished
         Then the downloaded file content-size should exist
 
-    @posix
     Scenario: Downloading to unwritable destination
-        When I set storage -> prompt-download-directory to false
+        When the unwritable dir is unwritable
+        And I set storage -> prompt-download-directory to false
         And I run :download http://localhost:(port)/data/downloads/download.bin --dest (tmpdir)/downloads/unwritable
         Then the error "Download error: Permission denied" should be shown
 
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/test_downloads_bdd.py b/tests/end2end/features/test_downloads_bdd.py
index 25eb52aad..4be175a66 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/test_downloads_bdd.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/test_downloads_bdd.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import shlex
 
+import pytest
 import pytest_bdd as bdd
 bdd.scenarios('downloads.feature')
 
@@ -53,6 +54,14 @@ def clean_old_downloads(quteproc):
     quteproc.send_cmd(':download-clear')
 
 
+@bdd.when("the unwritable dir is unwritable")
+def check_unwritable(tmpdir):
+    unwritable = tmpdir / 'downloads' / 'unwritable'
+    if os.access(str(unwritable), os.W_OK):
+        # Docker container or similar
+        pytest.skip("Unwritable dir was writable")
+
+
 @bdd.when("I wait until the download is finished")
 def wait_for_download_finished(quteproc):
     quteproc.wait_for(category='downloads', message='Download * finished')
diff --git a/tests/unit/misc/test_editor.py b/tests/unit/misc/test_editor.py
index de9125c8b..70886cda6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/misc/test_editor.py
+++ b/tests/unit/misc/test_editor.py
@@ -123,24 +123,30 @@ class TestFileHandling:
 
         os.remove(filename)
 
-    @pytest.mark.posix
     def test_unreadable(self, message_mock, editor, caplog):
         """Test file handling when closing with an unreadable file."""
         editor.edit("")
         filename = editor._file.name
         assert os.path.exists(filename)
         os.chmod(filename, 0o077)
+        if os.access(filename, os.R_OK):
+            # Docker container or similar
+            pytest.skip("File was still readable")
+
         with caplog.at_level(logging.ERROR):
             editor._proc.finished.emit(0, QProcess.NormalExit)
         assert not os.path.exists(filename)
         msg = message_mock.getmsg(usertypes.MessageLevel.error)
         assert msg.text.startswith("Failed to read back edited file: ")
 
-    @pytest.mark.posix
     def test_unwritable(self, monkeypatch, message_mock, editor, tmpdir,
                         caplog):
         """Test file handling when the initial file is not writable."""
         tmpdir.chmod(0)
+        if os.access(str(tmpdir), os.W_OK):
+            # Docker container or similar
+            pytest.skip("File was still writable")
+
         monkeypatch.setattr(editormod.tempfile, 'tempdir', str(tmpdir))
 
         with caplog.at_level(logging.ERROR):