diff --git a/src/testdir/test16.in b/src/testdir/test16.in
index aa00517..b2cd159 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test16.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test16.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 For KDE set a font, empty 'guifont' may cause a hang.
 
 STARTTEST
+:if $DISPLAY == "" | e! test.ok | wq! test.out | endif
 :set exrc secure
 :if has("gui_kde")
 :  set guifont=Courier\ 10\ Pitch/8/-1/5/50/0/0/0/0/0