diff --git a/tests/ssl-opt.sh b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
index b925a0133d..de4c83a114 100755
--- a/tests/ssl-opt.sh
+++ b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
@@ -1594,18 +1594,18 @@ run_test() {
     NAME="$1"
     shift 1
 
-    print_name "$NAME"
-
-    if [ "$LIST_TESTS" -gt 0 ]; then
-        return
-    fi
-
     if is_excluded "$NAME"; then
         SKIP_NEXT="NO"
         # There was no request to run the test, so don't record its outcome.
         return
     fi
 
+    print_name "$NAME"
+
+    if [ "$LIST_TESTS" -gt 0 ]; then
+        return
+    fi
+
     # Do we only run numbered tests?
     if [ -n "$RUN_TEST_NUMBER" ]; then
         case ",$RUN_TEST_NUMBER," in