diff --git a/contrib/libtests/pngimage.c b/contrib/libtests/pngimage.c
index 442b2f430..c44dd77cb 100644
--- a/contrib/libtests/pngimage.c
+++ b/contrib/libtests/pngimage.c
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@
 #  include <setjmp.h> /* because png.h did *not* include this */
 #endif
 
+/* 1.6.1 added support for the configure test harness, which uses 77 to indicate
+ * a skipped test, in earlier versions we need to succeed on a skipped test, so:
+ */
+#if PNG_LIBPNG_VER >= 10601 && defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H)
+#  define SKIP 77
+#else
+#  define SKIP 0
+#endif
+
 #if defined(PNG_INFO_IMAGE_SUPPORTED) && defined(PNG_SEQUENTIAL_READ_SUPPORTED)\
     && (defined(PNG_READ_PNG_SUPPORTED) || PNG_LIBPNG_VER < 10700)
 /* If a transform is valid on both read and write this implies that if the
@@ -1682,6 +1691,6 @@ int
 main(void)
 {
    fprintf(stderr, "pngimage: no support for png_read/write_image\n");
-   return 77;
+   return SKIP;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/contrib/libtests/pngstest.c b/contrib/libtests/pngstest.c
index d70871b28..996c87153 100644
--- a/contrib/libtests/pngstest.c
+++ b/contrib/libtests/pngstest.c
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@
 #  include <config.h>
 #endif
 
+/* 1.6.1 added support for the configure test harness, which uses 77 to indicate
+ * a skipped test, in earlier versions we need to succeed on a skipped test, so:
+ */
+#if PNG_LIBPNG_VER >= 10601 && defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H)
+#  define SKIP 77
+#else
+#  define SKIP 0
+#endif
+
 /* Define the following to use this test against your installed libpng, rather
  * than the one being built here:
  */
@@ -3470,7 +3479,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 #        ifdef PNG_STDIO_SUPPORTED
             opts |= USE_FILE;
 #        else
-            return 77; /* skipped: no support */
+            return SKIP; /* skipped: no support */
 #        endif
       else if (strcmp(arg, "--memory") == 0)
          opts &= ~USE_FILE;
@@ -3478,7 +3487,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 #        ifdef PNG_STDIO_SUPPORTED
             opts |= USE_STDIO;
 #        else
-            return 77; /* skipped: no support */
+            return SKIP; /* skipped: no support */
 #        endif
       else if (strcmp(arg, "--name") == 0)
          opts &= ~USE_STDIO;
@@ -3764,6 +3773,6 @@ int main(void)
 {
    fprintf(stderr, "pngstest: no read support in libpng, test skipped\n");
    /* So the test is skipped: */
-   return 77;
+   return SKIP;
 }
 #endif /* PNG_SIMPLIFIED_READ_SUPPORTED */
diff --git a/contrib/libtests/pngunknown.c b/contrib/libtests/pngunknown.c
index eb8d6ad3b..915033ea8 100644
--- a/contrib/libtests/pngunknown.c
+++ b/contrib/libtests/pngunknown.c
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@
 #  include "../../png.h"
 #endif
 
+/* 1.6.1 added support for the configure test harness, which uses 77 to indicate
+ * a skipped test, in earlier versions we need to succeed on a skipped test, so:
+ */
+#if PNG_LIBPNG_VER >= 10601 && defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H)
+#  define SKIP 77
+#else
+#  define SKIP 0
+#endif
+
+
 /* Since this program tests the ability to change the unknown chunk handling
  * these must be defined:
  */
@@ -1260,7 +1270,7 @@ main(void)
    fprintf(stderr,
       " test ignored: no support to find out about unknown chunks\n");
    /* So the test is skipped: */
-   return 77;
+   return SKIP;
 }
 #endif /* READ_USER_CHUNKS || SAVE_UNKNOWN_CHUNKS */
 
@@ -1271,6 +1281,6 @@ main(void)
    fprintf(stderr,
       " test ignored: no support to modify unknown chunk handling\n");
    /* So the test is skipped: */
-   return 77;
+   return SKIP;
 }
 #endif /* SET_UNKNOWN_CHUNKS && READ*/
diff --git a/contrib/libtests/pngvalid.c b/contrib/libtests/pngvalid.c
index a32b21f2c..c82c269fd 100644
--- a/contrib/libtests/pngvalid.c
+++ b/contrib/libtests/pngvalid.c
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@
 /* 1.6.1 added support for the configure test harness, which uses 77 to indicate
  * a skipped test, in earlier versions we need to succeed on a skipped test, so:
  */
-#if PNG_LIBPNG_VER < 10601
-#  define SKIP 0
-#else
+#if PNG_LIBPNG_VER >= 10601 && defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H)
 #  define SKIP 77
+#else
+#  define SKIP 0
 #endif
 
 /* pngvalid requires write support and one of the fixed or floating point APIs.
diff --git a/pngtest.c b/pngtest.c
index 95b918a9a..041a454ab 100644
--- a/pngtest.c
+++ b/pngtest.c
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@
 
 #include "png.h"
 
+/* 1.6.1 added support for the configure test harness, which uses 77 to indicate
+ * a skipped test, in earlier versions we need to succeed on a skipped test, so:
+ */
+#if PNG_LIBPNG_VER >= 10601 && defined(HAVE_CONFIG_H)
+#  define SKIP 77
+#else
+#  define SKIP 0
+#endif
+
 /* Known chunks that exist in pngtest.png must be supported or pngtest will fail
  * simply as a result of re-ordering them.  This may be fixed in 1.7
  *
@@ -2065,7 +2074,7 @@ main(void)
    fprintf(STDERR,
       " test ignored because libpng was not built with read support\n");
    /* And skip this test */
-   return PNG_LIBPNG_VER < 10600 ? 0 : 77;
+   return SKIP;
 }
 #endif