diff --git a/test/e2e/start_test.go b/test/e2e/start_test.go
index be724ab35e..d5d12fc717 100644
--- a/test/e2e/start_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/start_test.go
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman start", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("podman start container with special pidfile", func() {
+		SkipIfRemote("pidfile not handled by remote")
 		pidfile := tempdir + "pidfile"
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--pidfile", pidfile, ALPINE, "ls"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()