diff --git a/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/containers/docker/DockerTestUtils.java b/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/containers/docker/DockerTestUtils.java
index dc3baaeefe7..ff92a2293f5 100644
--- a/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/containers/docker/DockerTestUtils.java
+++ b/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/containers/docker/DockerTestUtils.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import jdk.test.lib.Utils;
 import jdk.test.lib.process.OutputAnalyzer;
 import jdk.test.lib.process.ProcessTools;
+import jtreg.SkippedException;
 
 
 public class DockerTestUtils {
@@ -90,9 +91,7 @@ public static boolean canTestDocker() throws Exception {
         if (isDockerEngineAvailable()) {
             return true;
         } else {
-            System.out.println("Docker engine is not available on this system");
-            System.out.println("This test is SKIPPED");
-            return false;
+            throw new SkippedException("Docker engine is not available on this system");
         }
     }