diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index 49e03eaa..b1b86a53 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -1973,13 +1973,6 @@
             shift
         done
 
-        # Skip if a test is root only and we are running a non-privileged test
-        if [ ${ROOT_ONLY} -eq 1 -a ! ${MYID} = "0" ]; then
-            SKIPTEST=1; SKIPREASON="This test needs root permissions"
-            SKIPPED_TESTS_ROOTONLY="${SKIPPED_TESTS_ROOTONLY}====${TEST_NO}:space:-:space:${TEST_DESCRIPTION}"
-            #SkipTest "${TEST_NO}:Test:space:requires:space:root:space:permissions:-:-:"
-        fi
-
         # Skip test if it's configured in profile (old style)
         if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
             FIND=`echo "${TEST_SKIP_ALWAYS}" | grep "${TEST_NO}" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]'`
@@ -2023,6 +2016,13 @@
         # Not all prerequisites met, like missing tool
         if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 -a "${PREQS_MET}" = "NO" ]; then SKIPTEST=1; if [ -z "${SKIPREASON}" ]; then SKIPREASON="Prerequisities not met (ie missing tool, other type of Linux distribution)"; fi; fi
 
+        # Skip if a test is root only and we are running a non-privileged test
+        if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 -a ${ROOT_ONLY} -eq 1 -a ! ${MYID} = "0" ]; then
+            SKIPTEST=1; SKIPREASON="This test needs root permissions"
+            SKIPPED_TESTS_ROOTONLY="${SKIPPED_TESTS_ROOTONLY}====${TEST_NO}:space:-:space:${TEST_DESCRIPTION}"
+            #SkipTest "${TEST_NO}:Test:space:requires:space:root:space:permissions:-:-:"
+        fi
+
         # Skip test?
         if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
             # First wait X seconds (depending pause_between_tests)