diff --git a/t/lib-patch-mode.sh b/t/lib-patch-mode.sh
index 375e2486511656..06c3c9176207af 100644
--- a/t/lib-patch-mode.sh
+++ b/t/lib-patch-mode.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-if ! test_have_prereq PERL; then
-	skip_all='skipping --patch tests, perl not available'
-	test_done
-fi
-
 set_state () {
 	echo "$3" > "$1" &&
 	git add "$1" &&
diff --git a/t/t2016-checkout-patch.sh b/t/t2016-checkout-patch.sh
index 2144184d790055..7657ec190c2620 100755
--- a/t/t2016-checkout-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t2016-checkout-patch.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ test_description='git checkout --patch'
 
 . ./lib-patch-mode.sh
 
-test_expect_success 'setup' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'setup' '
 	mkdir dir &&
 	echo parent > dir/foo &&
 	echo dummy > bar &&
@@ -18,40 +18,40 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 
 # note: bar sorts before dir/foo, so the first 'n' is always to skip 'bar'
 
-test_expect_success 'saying "n" does nothing' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'saying "n" does nothing' '
 	set_and_save_state dir/foo work head &&
 	(echo n; echo n) | git checkout -p &&
 	verify_saved_state bar &&
 	verify_saved_state dir/foo
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git checkout -p' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'git checkout -p' '
 	(echo n; echo y) | git checkout -p &&
 	verify_saved_state bar &&
 	verify_state dir/foo head head
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git checkout -p with staged changes' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'git checkout -p with staged changes' '
 	set_state dir/foo work index
 	(echo n; echo y) | git checkout -p &&
 	verify_saved_state bar &&
 	verify_state dir/foo index index
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git checkout -p HEAD with NO staged changes: abort' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'git checkout -p HEAD with NO staged changes: abort' '
 	set_and_save_state dir/foo work head &&
 	(echo n; echo y; echo n) | git checkout -p HEAD &&
 	verify_saved_state bar &&
 	verify_saved_state dir/foo
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git checkout -p HEAD with NO staged changes: apply' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'git checkout -p HEAD with NO staged changes: apply' '
 	(echo n; echo y; echo y) | git checkout -p HEAD &&
 	verify_saved_state bar &&
 	verify_state dir/foo head head
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git checkout -p HEAD with change already staged' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'git checkout -p HEAD with change already staged' '
 	set_state dir/foo index index
 	# the third n is to get out in case it mistakenly does not apply
 	(echo n; echo y; echo n) | git checkout -p HEAD &&
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ test_expect_success 'git checkout -p HEAD with change already staged' '
 	verify_state dir/foo head head
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git checkout -p HEAD^' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'git checkout -p HEAD^' '
 	# the third n is to get out in case it mistakenly does not apply
 	(echo n; echo y; echo n) | git checkout -p HEAD^ &&
 	verify_saved_state bar &&
 	verify_state dir/foo parent parent
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git checkout -p handles deletion' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'git checkout -p handles deletion' '
 	set_state dir/foo work index &&
 	rm dir/foo &&
 	(echo n; echo y) | git checkout -p &&
@@ -79,28 +79,28 @@ test_expect_success 'git checkout -p handles deletion' '
 # dir/foo.  There's always an extra 'n' to reject edits to dir/foo in
 # the failure case (and thus get out of the loop).
 
-test_expect_success 'path limiting works: dir' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'path limiting works: dir' '
 	set_state dir/foo work head &&
 	(echo y; echo n) | git checkout -p dir &&
 	verify_saved_state bar &&
 	verify_state dir/foo head head
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'path limiting works: -- dir' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'path limiting works: -- dir' '
 	set_state dir/foo work head &&
 	(echo y; echo n) | git checkout -p -- dir &&
 	verify_saved_state bar &&
 	verify_state dir/foo head head
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'path limiting works: HEAD^ -- dir' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'path limiting works: HEAD^ -- dir' '
 	# the third n is to get out in case it mistakenly does not apply
 	(echo y; echo n; echo n) | git checkout -p HEAD^ -- dir &&
 	verify_saved_state bar &&
 	verify_state dir/foo parent parent
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'path limiting works: foo inside dir' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'path limiting works: foo inside dir' '
 	set_state dir/foo work head &&
 	# the third n is to get out in case it mistakenly does not apply
 	(echo y; echo n; echo n) | (cd dir && git checkout -p foo) &&
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ test_expect_success 'path limiting works: foo inside dir' '
 	verify_state dir/foo head head
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'none of this moved HEAD' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'none of this moved HEAD' '
 	verify_saved_head
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh b/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh
index f37e3bc6ec50e6..d1819ca23a782e 100755
--- a/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t3904-stash-patch.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 test_description='git checkout --patch'
 . ./lib-patch-mode.sh
 
-test_expect_success 'setup' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'setup' '
 	mkdir dir &&
 	echo parent > dir/foo &&
 	echo dummy > bar &&
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 
 # note: bar sorts before dir, so the first 'n' is always to skip 'bar'
 
-test_expect_success 'saying "n" does nothing' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'saying "n" does nothing' '
 	set_state dir/foo work index
 	(echo n; echo n) | test_must_fail git stash save -p &&
 	verify_state dir/foo work index &&
 	verify_saved_state bar
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git stash -p' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'git stash -p' '
 	(echo n; echo y) | git stash save -p &&
 	verify_state dir/foo head index &&
 	verify_saved_state bar &&
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git stash -p' '
 	verify_state bar dummy dummy
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git stash -p --no-keep-index' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'git stash -p --no-keep-index' '
 	set_state dir/foo work index &&
 	set_state bar bar_work bar_index &&
 	(echo n; echo y) | git stash save -p --no-keep-index &&
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git stash -p --no-keep-index' '
 	verify_state bar dummy bar_index
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'none of this moved HEAD' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'none of this moved HEAD' '
 	verify_saved_head
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh b/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
index c1f4fc3c6573b8..4b629f771e062a 100755
--- a/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t7105-reset-patch.sh
@@ -41,27 +41,27 @@ test_expect_success 'git reset -p HEAD^' '
 # dir/foo.  There's always an extra 'n' to reject edits to dir/foo in
 # the failure case (and thus get out of the loop).
 
-test_expect_success 'git reset -p dir' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'git reset -p dir' '
 	set_state dir/foo work work
 	(echo y; echo n) | git reset -p dir &&
 	verify_state dir/foo work head &&
 	verify_saved_state bar
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git reset -p -- foo (inside dir)' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'git reset -p -- foo (inside dir)' '
 	set_state dir/foo work work
 	(echo y; echo n) | (cd dir && git reset -p -- foo) &&
 	verify_state dir/foo work head &&
 	verify_saved_state bar
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git reset -p HEAD^ -- dir' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'git reset -p HEAD^ -- dir' '
 	(echo y; echo n) | git reset -p HEAD^ -- dir &&
 	verify_state dir/foo work parent &&
 	verify_saved_state bar
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'none of this moved HEAD' '
+test_expect_success PERL 'none of this moved HEAD' '
 	verify_saved_head
 '