diff --git a/lustre/tests/run-llog.sh b/lustre/tests/run-llog.sh
index 6a4ffc19df7b35d65eb5d133126fdc6cac5442dd..5d46e2b16651cabb3248d2443179bb701b9b2641 100644
--- a/lustre/tests/run-llog.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/run-llog.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 PATH=`dirname $0`:`dirname $0`/../utils:$PATH
 TMP=${TMP:-/tmp}
+
+MDS=`ls /proc/fs/lustre/mds | grep -v num_refs | head -1`
+[ -z "$MDS" ] && echo "no MDS available, skipping llog test" && exit 0
+
 insmod ../obdclass/llog_test.o || exit 1
 lctl modules > $TMP/ogdb-`hostname`
 echo "NOW reload debugging syms.."
@@ -9,7 +13,7 @@ RC=0
 lctl <<EOT || RC=2
 newdev
 attach llog_test llt_name llt_uuid
-setup mds1
+setup $MDS
 EOT
 
 # Using ignore_errors will allow lctl to cleanup even if the test fails.