diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/tests.py b/django/contrib/admin/tests.py
index 4b424b72cd..24d8937eed 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/tests.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/tests.py
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ class AdminSeleniumWebDriverTestCase(StaticLiveServerCase):
         if not os.environ.get('DJANGO_SELENIUM_TESTS', False):
             raise SkipTest('Selenium tests not requested')
         try:
-            cls.selenium = import_by_path(cls.webdriver_class)()
+            webdriver_class = import_by_path(cls.webdriver_class)
         except Exception as e:
             raise SkipTest('Selenium webdriver "%s" not installed or not '
                            'operational: %s' % (cls.webdriver_class, str(e)))
         super(AdminSeleniumWebDriverTestCase, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.selenium = webdriver_class()
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):