diff --git a/_pytest/runner.py b/_pytest/runner.py
index 78baae47d..d6f85f0f4 100644
--- a/_pytest/runner.py
+++ b/_pytest/runner.py
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ def pytest_runtest_makereport(item, call):
         outcome = "passed"
         longrepr = None
     else:
-        excinfo = call.excinfo
         if not isinstance(excinfo, py.code.ExceptionInfo):
             outcome = "failed"
             longrepr = excinfo
diff --git a/bench/bench.py b/bench/bench.py
index 8120f9f67..ce934feb9 100644
--- a/bench/bench.py
+++ b/bench/bench.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     import cProfile
     import py
     import pstats
-    stats = cProfile.run('py.test.cmdline.main(["empty.py", ])', 'prof')
+    stats = cProfile.run('py.test.cmdline.main(["skip.py", ])', 'prof')
     p = pstats.Stats("prof")
     p.strip_dirs()
     p.sort_stats('cumulative')
-    print(p.print_stats(50))
+    print(p.print_stats(250))
diff --git a/bench/skip.py b/bench/skip.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..960b30864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/skip.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+import pytest
+
+
+SKIP = True
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("x", xrange(5000))
+def test_foo(x):
+    if SKIP:
+        pytest.skip("heh")