diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 116063be4..8fc69dc7a 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ markers =
     windows: Tests which only can run on Windows.
     linux: Tests which only can run on Linux.
     osx: Tests which only can run on OS X.
+    not_osx: Tests which can not run on OS X.
     not_frozen: Tests which can't be run if sys.frozen is True.
     frozen: Tests which can only be run if sys.frozen is True.
     integration: Tests which test a bigger portion of code, run without coverage.
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index b00d9ec8b..b1e68b0a9 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
         pytest.skip("Requires Linux.")
     elif item.get_marker('osx') and sys.platform != 'darwin':
         pytest.skip("Requires OS X.")
+    elif item.get_marker('not_osx') and sys.platform == 'darwin':
+        pytest.skip("Skipped on OS X.")
     elif item.get_marker('not_frozen') and getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
         pytest.skip("Can't be run when frozen!")
     elif item.get_marker('frozen') and not getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_standarddir.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_standarddir.py
index 0642f08cf..91efe6b02 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_standarddir.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_standarddir.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class TestArguments:
         assert standarddir.runtime() == str(tmpdir / 'qute_test')
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('typ', ['config', 'data', 'cache', 'download',
-                                     'runtime'])
+                                     pytest.mark.not_osx('runtime')])
     def test_basedir(self, tmpdir, typ):
         """Test --basedir."""
         expected = str(tmpdir / typ)