diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-confidential-attestation.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-confidential-attestation.bats
index eeb536b3e2..86f5ff32af 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-confidential-attestation.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-confidential-attestation.bats
@@ -117,9 +117,18 @@ setup() {
 # (the AS policy must return an affirming trust vector), but no
 # reference values are set.
 #
-# This can run on all platforms.
+# Skipped on IBM SEL / qemu-se* because that environment returns an
+# affirming trust vector when verification completes successfully, even
+# without reference values.
 @test "Cannot get CDH resource when affirming policy is set without reference values" {
 
+	if [[ "${KATA_HYPERVISOR}" == qemu-se* ]]; then
+		local skip_reason="IBM SEL returns an affirming trust vector if the verification process "
+		skip_reason+="completes successfully, even if no reference values are set. See "
+		skip_reason+="https://github.com/confidential-containers/trustee/blob/d4e317620c4039c89779b725f74974d8f005da66/attestation-service/src/ear_token/ear_default_policy_cpu.rego#L323-L339"
+		skip "${skip_reason}"
+	fi
+
 	# Require CPU0 to have affirming trust level.
 	kbs_set_cpu0_resource_policy
 	kubectl apply -f "${K8S_TEST_YAML}"