1 file changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/tests/t0302-home-access.sh b/tests/t0302-home-access.sh
index 6447927..0c0fcd2 100755
--- a/tests/t0302-home-access.sh
+++ b/tests/t0302-home-access.sh
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ test_description='Ensure that git does not access $HOME'
 . ./setup.sh
 
 # strace needs ptrace, which a system can refuse even where the binary is
-# installed, so a working run is checked as well as a present binary.
-command -v strace >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
-	skip_all='Skipping access validation tests: strace not found'
-	test_done
-}
-
-strace true 2>/dev/null || {
-	skip_all='Skipping access validation tests: strace not functional'
+# installed, and a release that knows the file class of calls, so the probe
+# traces that class.
+test_lazy_prereq STRACE '
+	strace -o /dev/null -e trace=%file true
+'
+
+test_have_prereq STRACE || {
+	skip_all='Skipping access validation tests: no strace that can trace here'
 	test_done
 }