diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test7.9 b/testsuite/expect/test7.9
index cc28dfad1dc7c07865e82285edfda9ec66f3e4ea..7ffcacb617e76aeb96e823d33f3a2806a125a928 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test7.9
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test7.9
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ if {![test_accting_steps]} {
 	send_user "(AccoutingStorageEnforce)\n"
 	exit 0
 }
+
 #
 # Test is incompatible with proctrack/aix, proctrack/rms, proctrack/sgi_job,
 # and proctrack/cray
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@ expect {
 		set invalid 1
 		exp_continue
 	}
+	-re "pmix" {
+		send_user "\nWARNING: test incompatible with mpi/pmix\n"
+		set invalid 1
+		exp_continue
+	}
 	timeout {
 		send_user "\nFAILURE: scontrol not responding\n"
 		set exit_code 1