diff --git a/t/t0007-git-var.sh b/t/t0007-git-var.sh
index 5868a87352..1f600e2cae 100755
--- a/t/t0007-git-var.sh
+++ b/t/t0007-git-var.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ test_expect_success 'get GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success !AUTOIDENT 'requested identites are strict' '
+test_expect_success !FAIL_PREREQS,!AUTOIDENT 'requested identites are strict' '
 	(
 		sane_unset GIT_COMMITTER_NAME &&
 		sane_unset GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL &&
diff --git a/t/t7502-commit-porcelain.sh b/t/t7502-commit-porcelain.sh
index 5733d9cd34..14c92e4c25 100755
--- a/t/t7502-commit-porcelain.sh
+++ b/t/t7502-commit-porcelain.sh
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ echo editor started >"$(pwd)/.git/result"
 exit 0
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success !AUTOIDENT 'do not fire editor when committer is bogus' '
+test_expect_success !FAIL_PREREQS,!AUTOIDENT 'do not fire editor when committer is bogus' '
 	>.git/result &&
 
 	echo >>negative &&