diff --git a/test/common/wpt.js b/test/common/wpt.js
index 1791f64024afe72..a6f8bd96f55075e 100644
--- a/test/common/wpt.js
+++ b/test/common/wpt.js
@@ -270,7 +270,15 @@ class StatusLoader {
   load() {
     const dir = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'wpt');
     const statusFile = path.join(dir, 'status', `${this.path}.js`);
-    const result = require(statusFile);
+    let result;
+    try {
+      result = require(statusFile);
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
+        throw err;
+      }
+      result = {};
+    }
     this.rules.addRules(result);
 
     const subDir = fixtures.path('wpt', this.path);