diff --git a/xarray/tests/test_missing.py b/xarray/tests/test_missing.py
index 70079f9c9a7..709689e12e9 100644
--- a/xarray/tests/test_missing.py
+++ b/xarray/tests/test_missing.py
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ def test_ffill_use_bottleneck_dask():
 
 
 @requires_numbagg
+@requires_dask
 def test_ffill_use_numbagg_dask():
     with xr.set_options(use_bottleneck=False):
         da = xr.DataArray(np.array([4, 5, np.nan], dtype=np.float64), dims="x")