diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/test/support.py b/Lib/tkinter/test/support.py
index 0d9a65a5cc83028..aa2a45b9e5b155a 100644
--- a/Lib/tkinter/test/support.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/test/support.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def deco(test):
         def newtest(self):
             if get_tk_patchlevel() < (8, 6, 5):
                 self.skipTest('requires Tcl version >= ' +
-                                '.'.join(map(str, get_tk_patchlevel())))
+                                '.'.join(map(str, version)))
             test(self)
         return newtest
     return deco