diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-mode.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-mode.js
index 0cfcfba56bc8a5..aca8418904d082 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-mode.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-mode.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const Stream = require('stream');
 const repl = require('repl');
 
+common.skipIfDumbTerminal();
+
 const tests = [
   testSloppyMode,
   testStrictMode,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-strict-mode-previews.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-strict-mode-previews.js
index 8da4029e186b3c..a05e11b39cf3ee 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-strict-mode-previews.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-strict-mode-previews.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 
 common.skipIfInspectorDisabled();
+common.skipIfDumbTerminal();
 
 if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
   const stream = require('stream');