diff --git a/run_wml_tests b/run_wml_tests
index 4d4746a8bf61..e1b986bad0ec 100755
--- a/run_wml_tests
+++ b/run_wml_tests
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ class WesnothRunner:
             args.append("-u")
             args.append(test.name)
         if self.timeout == 0:
+            if test.status == UnitTestResult.TIMEOUT:
+                print('Skipping test', test_list[0].name, 'because timeout is disabled')
+                return
             timeout = None
         else:
             if len(test_list) == 1: