diff --git a/src/webgpu/web_platform/util.ts b/src/webgpu/web_platform/util.ts
index 84ac6b31d1e1..5c8670c68cfa 100644
--- a/src/webgpu/web_platform/util.ts
+++ b/src/webgpu/web_platform/util.ts
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ export async function getVideoFrameFromVideoElement(
  *
  */
 export function getVideoElement(t: GPUTest, videoName: VideoName): HTMLVideoElement {
+  if (typeof HTMLVideoElement === 'undefined') {
+    t.skip('HTMLVideoElement not available');
+  }
+
   const videoElement = document.createElement('video');
   const videoInfo = kVideoInfo[videoName];