diff --git a/tests/functional/repair-chroot.sh b/tests/functional/repair-chroot.sh
index 150c73a9b..200dc1297 100644
--- a/tests/functional/repair-chroot.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/repair-chroot.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 source common.sh
 
+requireSandboxSupport # diverted store requires sandboxing
 if [[ $(uname) == Darwin ]]; then skipTest "Darwin does not have diverted stores"; fi
 needLocalStore "--repair needs a local store"