diff --git a/tests/generic/120 b/tests/generic/120
index 42713444..9cf4ea8d 100755
--- a/tests/generic/120
+++ b/tests/generic/120
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ _supported_fs generic
 _supported_os Linux IRIX
 
 _require_scratch
+_require_atime
+
 _scratch_mkfs >/dev/null 2>&1 || _fail "mkfs failed"
 
 _compare_access_times()