diff --git a/testing/plugin/test_pytest_skipping.py b/testing/plugin/test_pytest_skipping.py
index a94bacdef..b5bcd3cd1 100644
--- a/testing/plugin/test_pytest_skipping.py
+++ b/testing/plugin/test_pytest_skipping.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class TestXFail:
             def test_that():
                 assert 1
         """)
-        result = testdir.runpytest(p, '-rX')
+        result = testdir.runpytest(p, '-rP')
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
             "*XPASS*test_that*",
             "*1 xpassed*"