diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/image/editorImagick.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/image/editorImagick.php
index e120c32502ad5..8c6b9375b4577 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/image/editorImagick.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/image/editorImagick.php
@@ -665,7 +665,13 @@ public function test_remove_pdf_alpha_channel_should_remove_the_alpha_channel_in
 			$this->markTestSkipped( 'The version of ImageMagick does not support removing alpha channels from PDFs.' );
 		}
 
-		$test_file     = DIR_TESTDATA . '/images/test-alpha.pdf';
+		$test_file = DIR_TESTDATA . '/images/test-alpha.pdf';
+
+		$editor = wp_get_image_editor( $test_file );
+		if ( is_wp_error( $editor ) ) {
+			$this->markTestSkipped( $editor->get_error_message() );
+		}
+
 		$attachment_id = $this->factory->attachment->create_upload_object( $test_file );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( $attachment_id, 'The attachment was not created before testing.' );