diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 80f0fb4ee..4345d9956 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
    configure find us a capable shell on those platforms with an old /bin/sh.
  - (tim) [aclocal.m4] Enhance OSSH_CHECK_CFLAG_COMPILE to check stderr.
    feedback and ok dtucker
+ - (tim) [regress/sftp-chroot.sh] skip if no sudo. ok dtucker
 
 20130601
  - (dtucker) [configure.ac openbsd-compat/xcrypt.c] bz#2112: fall back to
diff --git a/regress/sftp-chroot.sh b/regress/sftp-chroot.sh
index 98a364ebf..03b9bc6d7 100644
--- a/regress/sftp-chroot.sh
+++ b/regress/sftp-chroot.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ FILENAME=testdata_${USER}
 PRIVDATA=${CHROOT}/${FILENAME}
 
 if [ -z "$SUDO" ]; then
-	fatal "need SUDO to create file in /var/run, test won't work without"
+  echo "skipped: need SUDO to create file in /var/run, test won't work without"
+  exit 0
 fi
 
 $SUDO sh -c "echo mekmitastdigoat > $PRIVDATA" || \