diff --git a/test/e2e_node/swap_test.go b/test/e2e_node/swap_test.go
index 72afdfaf863..824dfd9fe13 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/swap_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/swap_test.go
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Swap", "[LinuxOnly]", nodefeature.Swap, func() {
 				gomega.Expect(nodeUsedMemory.IsZero()).To(gomega.BeFalseBecause("node used memory is zero"))
 
 				swapCapacity = getSwapCapacity(f, sleepingPod)
-				gomega.Expect(swapCapacity.IsZero()).To(gomega.BeFalseBecause("node swap capacity is zero"))
+				if swapCapacity.IsZero() {
+					e2eskipper.Skipf("swap is not provisioned on the node")
+				}
 
 				err := podClient.Delete(context.Background(), sleepingPod.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 				framework.ExpectNoError(err)