diff --git a/autotest.sh b/autotest.sh
index a5f63c164e..4020553ef5 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/autotest.sh
@@ -194,11 +194,16 @@ if [ $SPDK_RUN_FUNCTIONAL_TEST -eq 1 ]; then
 		run_test "bdev_raid" test/bdev/bdev_raid.sh
 		run_test "bdevperf_config" test/bdev/bdevperf/test_config.sh
 		if [[ $(uname -s) == Linux ]]; then
-			run_test "spdk_dd" test/dd/dd.sh
 			run_test "reactor_set_interrupt" test/interrupt/reactor_set_interrupt.sh
 		fi
 	fi
 
+	if [[ $(uname -s) == Linux ]]; then
+		if [[ $SPDK_TEST_BLOCKDEV -eq 1 || $SPDK_TEST_URING -eq 1 ]]; then
+			run_test "spdk_dd" test/dd/dd.sh
+		fi
+	fi
+
 	if [ $SPDK_TEST_JSON -eq 1 ]; then
 		run_test "test_converter" test/config_converter/test_converter.sh
 	fi
diff --git a/test/dd/dd.sh b/test/dd/dd.sh
index e2b8bb86a0..7789911045 100755
--- a/test/dd/dd.sh
+++ b/test/dd/dd.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ nvmes=($(nvme_in_userspace))
 
 check_liburing
 
+if ((liburing_in_use == 0 && SPDK_TEST_URING == 1)); then
+	printf 'SPDK_TEST_URING is set but spdk_dd is not linked to liburing, aborting\n' >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 run_test "spdk_dd_basic_rw" "$testdir/basic_rw.sh" "${nvmes[@]}"
 run_test "spdk_dd_posix" "$testdir/posix.sh"
 run_test "spdk_dd_bdev_to_bdev" "$testdir/bdev_to_bdev.sh" "${nvmes[@]}"