diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos.py b/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos.py
index e92c0c65ba..7311127e14 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos.py
@@ -1120,8 +1120,10 @@ class GEOSTest(SimpleTestCase, TestDataMixin):
 
             # Testing __getitem__ (doesn't work on Point or Polygon)
             if isinstance(g, Point):
-                with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
-                    g.x
+                # IndexError is not raised in GEOS 3.8.0.
+                if geos_version_tuple() != (3, 8, 0):
+                    with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
+                        g.x
             elif isinstance(g, Polygon):
                 lr = g.shell
                 self.assertEqual("LINEARRING EMPTY", lr.wkt)