diff --git a/tests/ssl-opt.sh b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
index b9380bad9b..7c5db293a8 100755
--- a/tests/ssl-opt.sh
+++ b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
@@ -1581,18 +1581,18 @@ run_test() {
     NAME="$1"
     shift 1
 
-    if is_excluded "$NAME"; then
-        SKIP_NEXT="NO"
-        # There was no request to run the test, so don't record its outcome.
-        return
-    fi
-
     print_name "$NAME"
 
     if [ "$LIST_TESTS" -gt 0 ]; then
         return
     fi
 
+    if is_excluded "$NAME"; then
+        SKIP_NEXT="NO"
+        # There was no request to run the test, so don't record its outcome.
+        return
+    fi
+
     # Do we only run numbered tests?
     if [ -n "$RUN_TEST_NUMBER" ]; then
         case ",$RUN_TEST_NUMBER," in