diff --git a/src/ocrmypdf/leptonica.py b/src/ocrmypdf/leptonica.py
index 20394d3d..dd3a543b 100644
--- a/src/ocrmypdf/leptonica.py
+++ b/src/ocrmypdf/leptonica.py
@@ -921,6 +921,8 @@ def get_leptonica_version():
     Caveat: Leptonica expects the caller to free this memory.  We don't,
     since that would involve binding to libc to access libc.free(),
     a pointless effort to reclaim 100 bytes of memory.
+
+    Reminder that this returns "leptonica-1.xx" or "leptonica-1.yy.0".
     """
     return ffi.string(lept.getLeptonicaVersion()).decode()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_lept.py b/tests/test_lept.py
index bf3cac83..3dcf1fa7 100644
--- a/tests/test_lept.py
+++ b/tests/test_lept.py
@@ -97,9 +97,11 @@ def test_file_not_found():
         lp.Pix.open("does_not_exist1")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    lp.get_leptonica_version() < 'leptonica-1.79.0',
+    reason="test not reliable on all platforms for old leptonica",
+)
 def test_error_trap():
     with pytest.raises(lp.LeptonicaError, match=r"Error in pixReadMem"):
         with lp._LeptonicaErrorTrap():
             lp.Pix(lp.lept.pixReadMem(lp.ffi.NULL, 0))
-        with lp._LeptonicaErrorTrap_Redirect():
-            lp.Pix(lp.lept.pixReadMem(lp.ffi.NULL, 0))