diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/http/functions.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/http/functions.php
index 0b178f8fd3..79e0727460 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/http/functions.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/http/functions.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 class Tests_HTTP_Functions extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	public function setUp() {
 		if ( ! extension_loaded( 'openssl' ) ) {
-			$this->fail( 'Tests_HTTP_Functions requires openssl.' );
+			$this->markTestSkipped( 'Tests_HTTP_Functions requires openssl.' );
 		}
 
 		parent::setUp();
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/image/functions.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/image/functions.php
index e36f7a2108..27bdbf3181 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/image/functions.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/image/functions.php
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class Tests_Image_Functions extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 			$this->fail( 'jpeg support unavailable' );
 
 		if ( ! extension_loaded( 'openssl' ) ) {
-			$this->fail( 'Tests_Image_Functions::test_wp_crop_image_url() requires openssl.' );
+			$this->markTestSkipped( 'Tests_Image_Functions::test_wp_crop_image_url() requires openssl.' );
 		}
 
 		$file = wp_crop_image( 'https://asdftestblog1.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/canola.jpg',
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class Tests_Image_Functions extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 	public function test_wp_crop_image_url_not_exist() {
 		if ( ! extension_loaded( 'openssl' ) ) {
-			$this->fail( 'Tests_Image_Functions::test_wp_crop_image_url_not_exist() requires openssl.' );
+			$this->markTestSkipped( 'Tests_Image_Functions::test_wp_crop_image_url_not_exist() requires openssl.' );
 		}
 
 		$file = wp_crop_image( 'https://asdftestblog1.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/canoladoesnotexist.jpg',