diff --git a/test/TEST-46-HOMED/test.sh b/test/TEST-46-HOMED/test.sh
index 216f3d2fb2e..0daf211103c 100755
--- a/test/TEST-46-HOMED/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-46-HOMED/test.sh
@@ -5,21 +5,25 @@ set -e
 TEST_DESCRIPTION="testing homed"
 
 # Skip the qemu version of the test, unless we have btrfs
-(modprobe -nv btrfs && command -v mkfs.btrfs) || TEST_NO_QEMU=1
+(modprobe -nv btrfs && command -v mkfs.btrfs >/dev/null) || TEST_NO_QEMU=1
 
 # shellcheck source=test/test-functions
 . "${TEST_BASE_DIR:?}/test-functions"
 
+get_bool "${NO_BUILD:-}" && HOMECTL_BIN="homectl" || HOMECTL_BIN="${BUILD_DIR:?}/homectl"
+if ! command -v "$HOMECTL_BIN" >/dev/null; then
+    echo "Built without systemd-homed, skipping the test"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 # Need loop devices for mounting images
 test_append_files() {
-    (
-        if [ "$TEST_NO_QEMU" != "1" ] ; then
-            instmods loop =block
-            install_dmevent
-            install_btrfs
-            generate_module_dependencies
-        fi
-    )
+    if ! get_bool "$TEST_NO_QEMU" ; then
+        instmods loop =block
+        install_dmevent
+        install_btrfs
+        generate_module_dependencies
+    fi
 }
 
 do_test "$@"