diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-62.sh b/test/units/testsuite-62.sh
index 84c92247b81..1fbb3cb1c22 100755
--- a/test/units/testsuite-62.sh
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-62.sh
@@ -34,15 +34,7 @@ teardown() {
     systemd-analyze log-level info
 }
 
-KERNEL_VERSION="$(uname -r)"
-KERNEL_MAJOR="${KERNEL_VERSION%%.*}"
-KERNEL_MINOR="${KERNEL_VERSION#"$KERNEL_MAJOR".}"
-KERNEL_MINOR="${KERNEL_MINOR%%.*}"
-
-MAJOR_REQUIRED=5
-MINOR_REQUIRED=7
-
-if [[ "$KERNEL_MAJOR" -lt $MAJOR_REQUIRED || ("$KERNEL_MAJOR" -eq $MAJOR_REQUIRED && "$KERNEL_MINOR" -lt $MINOR_REQUIRED) ]]; then
+if systemd-analyze compare-versions "$(uname -r)" lt 5.7; then
     echo "kernel is not 5.7+" >>/skipped
     exit 77
 fi