diff --git a/test/test_tree_2d_kpp.jl b/test/test_tree_2d_kpp.jl
index a0057ce386a..d7ef2d7de17 100644
--- a/test/test_tree_2d_kpp.jl
+++ b/test/test_tree_2d_kpp.jl
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ EXAMPLES_DIR = joinpath(examples_dir(), "tree_2d_dgsem")
       rtol = 1e-6,
       skip_coverage = true)
 
-      # Ensure that we do not have excessive memory allocations
-      # (e.g., from type instabilities)
-      let
-        t = sol.t[end]
-        u_ode = sol.u[end]
-        du_ode = similar(u_ode)
-        @test (@allocated Trixi.rhs!(du_ode, u_ode, semi, t)) < 1000
+      if skip_coverage == false
+        # Ensure that we do not have excessive memory allocations
+        # (e.g., from type instabilities)
+        let
+          t = sol.t[end]
+          u_ode = sol.u[end]
+          du_ode = similar(u_ode)
+          @test (@allocated Trixi.rhs!(du_ode, u_ode, semi, t)) < 1000
+        end
       end
   end
 end