diff --git a/tests/cli-tests/013-subvolume-delete-by-id/test.sh b/tests/cli-tests/013-subvolume-delete-by-id/test.sh
index 158af820..d762b095 100755
--- a/tests/cli-tests/013-subvolume-delete-by-id/test.sh
+++ b/tests/cli-tests/013-subvolume-delete-by-id/test.sh
@@ -27,10 +27,18 @@ run_mustfail "subvolume delete --subvolid expects only one extra argument, the m
 	$SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume delete --subvolid 256 "$TEST_MNT" "$TEST_MNT"
 
 # Delete the recently created subvol using the subvolid
-run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume delete --subvolid 256 "$TEST_MNT"
-
+# (First run is conditional to check for kernel support)
+out=$(run_mayfail_stdout $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume delete --subvolid 256 "$TEST_MNT")
+ret="$?"
 run_check_umount_test_dev
 
+if [ "$ret" != 0 ]; then
+	if echo "$out" | grep -q 'Inappropriate ioctl for device'; then
+		_not_run "subvolume delete --subvolid not supported"
+	fi
+	_fail "$out"
+fi
+
 run_check_mount_test_dev -o subvol=subvol2
 # When the subvolume subvol3 is mounted, subvol2 is not reachable by the
 # current mount point, but "subvolume delete --subvolid" should be able to