diff --git a/pytest/plugin/session.py b/pytest/plugin/session.py
index df2ab3af9..e1c02a556 100644
--- a/pytest/plugin/session.py
+++ b/pytest/plugin/session.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Session(object):
         self.collection = Collection(config) # XXX move elswehre
 
     def pytest_runtest_logreport(self, report):
-        if report.failed and 'xfail' not in report.keywords:
+        if report.failed and 'xfail' not in getattr(report, 'keywords', []):
             self._testsfailed += 1
             maxfail = self.config.getvalue("maxfail")
             if maxfail and self._testsfailed >= maxfail: