diff --git a/t/00-load.t b/t/00-load.t
index 37d7d637b..e4969e2a8 100755
--- a/t/00-load.t
+++ b/t/00-load.t
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use v6;
 use Test;
+BEGIN plan :skip-all<Test applicable to git checkout only> unless '.git'.IO.e;
 
 plan 1;
 
diff --git a/t/meta.t b/t/meta.t
index 9334aa46b..4bc774f65 100755
--- a/t/meta.t
+++ b/t/meta.t
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl6
 
 use v6;
-
 use lib 'lib';
 use Test;
-use Test::META;
+BEGIN plan :skip-all<Test applicable to git checkout only> unless '.git'.IO.e;
 
+use Test::META;
 meta-ok;
 
 done-testing;
diff --git a/t/pod-convenience.t b/t/pod-convenience.t
index 7a7aa2ab5..210bbf42d 100755
--- a/t/pod-convenience.t
+++ b/t/pod-convenience.t
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl6
 
 use v6;
-use Test;
 use lib 'lib';
-use Pod::Convenience;
+use Test;
+BEGIN plan :skip-all<Test applicable to git checkout only> unless '.git'.IO.e;
 
+use Pod::Convenience;
 plan 10;
 
 subtest {
diff --git a/t/pod-htmlify.t b/t/pod-htmlify.t
index f08a2062e..72ada3176 100755
--- a/t/pod-htmlify.t
+++ b/t/pod-htmlify.t
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use v6;
 use Test;
 use lib 'lib';
+BEGIN plan :skip-all<Test applicable to git checkout only> unless '.git'.IO.e;
 use File::Temp;
 
 BEGIN {
diff --git a/t/pod-valid.t b/t/pod-valid.t
index 161cbe6d5..04c34c50b 100755
--- a/t/pod-valid.t
+++ b/t/pod-valid.t
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl6
 
 use v6;
-use Test;
 use lib 'lib';
+use Test;
+BEGIN plan :skip-all<Test applicable to git checkout only> unless '.git'.IO.e;
+
 use Test-Files;
 
 =begin overview
diff --git a/t/pod6.t b/t/pod6.t
index 2a0e095b2..501e307b5 100755
--- a/t/pod6.t
+++ b/t/pod6.t
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl6
 
 use v6;
-use Test;
 use lib 'lib';
+use Test;
+BEGIN plan :skip-all<Test applicable to git checkout only> unless '.git'.IO.e;
+
 use Test-Files;
 
 my @files = Test-Files.files;
diff --git a/t/tabs.t b/t/tabs.t
index 309f2fe1f..d4b1eaee5 100755
--- a/t/tabs.t
+++ b/t/tabs.t
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl6
 
 use v6;
-use Test;
 use lib 'lib';
+use Test;
+BEGIN plan :skip-all<Test applicable to git checkout only> unless '.git'.IO.e;
 use Test-Files;
 
 my @files = Test-Files.files\