diff --git a/tests/clean-socketdir b/tests/clean-socketdir
index ccd454e..7e3bcb8 100755
--- a/tests/clean-socketdir
+++ b/tests/clean-socketdir
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # We do the clean-up only when the tests are run with GNUPGHOME
 # set to the tests directory (which is the default). If the user
 # saw fit to override TESTS_ENVIRONMENT to use another home, we
 # must assume she knows what she is doing.
+[ "$GNUPGHOME" = "$HOME/.gnupg" ] && exit 0
+
 if [ "$GNUPGHOME" = "`/bin/pwd`" ]; then
     socketdir=`gpgconf --list-dirs socketdir`
     if [ -d "$socketdir" ]; then
         rm -f $socketdir/S.*
         rmdir $socketdir || true
     fi
 
     rm -f pubring.kbx reader_*.status
     if [ -d private-keys-v1.d ]; then
         rm -f private-keys-v1.d/*.key
         rmdir private-keys-v1.d
     fi
 fi