diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreModuleTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreModuleTargetTest.cpp
index 4a7bfbde2b..8b08945e89 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreModuleTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreModuleTargetTest.cpp
@@ -1740,6 +1740,11 @@ TEST_P(AudioCoreModule, SetAudioPortConfigInvalidPortConfigId) {
 }
 
 TEST_P(AudioCoreModule, TryConnectMissingDevice) {
+    // Limit checks to connection types that are known to be detectable by HAL implementations.
+    static const std::set<std::string> kCheckedConnectionTypes{
+            AudioDeviceDescription::CONNECTION_HDMI, AudioDeviceDescription::CONNECTION_HDMI_ARC,
+            AudioDeviceDescription::CONNECTION_HDMI_EARC, AudioDeviceDescription::CONNECTION_IP_V4,
+            AudioDeviceDescription::CONNECTION_USB};
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(SetUpModuleConfig());
     std::vector<AudioPort> ports = moduleConfig->getExternalDevicePorts();
     if (ports.empty()) {
@@ -1748,14 +1753,10 @@ TEST_P(AudioCoreModule, TryConnectMissingDevice) {
     WithDebugFlags doNotSimulateConnections = WithDebugFlags::createNested(*debug);
     doNotSimulateConnections.flags().simulateDeviceConnections = false;
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(doNotSimulateConnections.SetUp(module.get()));
+    bool hasAtLeastOneCheckedConnection = false;
     for (const auto& port : ports) {
-        // Virtual devices may not require external hardware and thus can always be connected.
-        if (port.ext.get<AudioPortExt::device>().device.type.connection ==
-                    AudioDeviceDescription::CONNECTION_VIRTUAL ||
-            // SCO devices are handled at low level by DSP, may not be able to check actual
-            // connection.
-            port.ext.get<AudioPortExt::device>().device.type.connection ==
-                    AudioDeviceDescription::CONNECTION_BT_SCO) {
+        if (kCheckedConnectionTypes.count(
+                    port.ext.get<AudioPortExt::device>().device.type.connection) == 0) {
             continue;
         }
         AudioPort portWithData = GenerateUniqueDeviceAddress(port), connectedPort;
@@ -1768,6 +1769,10 @@ TEST_P(AudioCoreModule, TryConnectMissingDevice) {
             EXPECT_IS_OK(module->disconnectExternalDevice(connectedPort.id))
                     << "when disconnecting device port ID " << connectedPort.id;
         }
+        hasAtLeastOneCheckedConnection = true;
+    }
+    if (!hasAtLeastOneCheckedConnection) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "No external devices with connection types that can be checked.";
     }
 }