diff --git a/selftests/unit/test_utils_partition.py b/selftests/unit/test_utils_partition.py
index 7668045799a7d6c66b26247abaf1253651f5e357..8efad11daa643dcc64d8f4daa8ad6d2a9cbeb183 100644
--- a/selftests/unit/test_utils_partition.py
+++ b/selftests/unit/test_utils_partition.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def cannot_sudo(command):
     try:
         process.run(command, sudo=True)
         False
-    except process.CmdError:
+    except (process.CmdError, OSError):
         return True