diff --git a/README b/README
index 5cb8ebb3..27da28b7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ commas or semicolons.
    platform controls the behavior of todo(), todo_if(), bug_if() and broken()
    conditions in tests.
 
+ * VKD3D_TEST_SKIP_DXC - when set, tests requiring the dxcompiler library will
+   be skipped.
+
  * VKD3D_TEST_BUG - set to 0 to disable bug_if() conditions in tests.
 
 If the configuration defines 'DXCOMPILER_LIBS=-L/path/to/dxcompiler', Shader
diff --git a/gitlab/test.yml b/gitlab/test.yml
index da01425f..2e8ee834 100644
--- a/gitlab/test.yml
+++ b/gitlab/test.yml
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ test-win-64:
   extends: .test-win
   variables:
     TEST_ARCH: "64"
-    VKD3D_TESTS_SKIP_DXC: "1"
+    VKD3D_TEST_SKIP_DXC: "1"
 
 test-win-32:
   extends: .test-win
   variables:
     TEST_ARCH: "32"
-    VKD3D_TESTS_SKIP_DXC: "1"
+    VKD3D_TEST_SKIP_DXC: "1"
 
 test-win-64-dxc:
   stage: test
diff --git a/tests/shader_runner.c b/tests/shader_runner.c
index e91db918..c2fc30d1 100644
--- a/tests/shader_runner.c
+++ b/tests/shader_runner.c
@@ -2158,7 +2158,7 @@ static IDxcCompiler3 *dxcompiler_create(void)
     HRESULT hr;
     void *dll;
 
-    if ((skip_dxc = getenv("VKD3D_TESTS_SKIP_DXC")) && strcmp(skip_dxc, "") != 0)
+    if ((skip_dxc = getenv("VKD3D_TEST_SKIP_DXC")) && strcmp(skip_dxc, "") != 0)
         return NULL;
 
 #ifdef VKD3D_CROSSTEST