diff --git a/Tests/MetricsTests/MetricsTests.swift b/Tests/MetricsTests/MetricsTests.swift
index 6a9d323..0880a19 100644
--- a/Tests/MetricsTests/MetricsTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/MetricsTests/MetricsTests.swift
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class MetricsExtensionsTests: XCTestCase {
         // tests on Linux in MetricsTests+XCTest don't complain that the func does not exist.
         #if swift(>=5.7)
         guard #available(iOS 16, macOS 13, tvOS 15, watchOS 8, *) else {
-            throw XCTSkip("Timer.record(_ duration: Duration) is available on Swift 5.7+")
+            throw XCTSkip("Timer.record(_ duration: Duration) is not available on this platform")
         }
 
         let metrics = TestMetrics()
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ class MetricsExtensionsTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(testTimer.values.first, nanoseconds, "expected value to match")
         XCTAssertEqual(testTimer.values[1], Int64.max, "expected to record Int64.max if Durataion overflows")
         XCTAssertEqual(metrics.timers.count, 1, "timer should have been stored")
+        #else
+            throw XCTSkip("Timer.record(_ duration: Duration) is only available on Swift >=5.7")
         #endif
     }