diff --git a/src/_pytest/unittest.py b/src/_pytest/unittest.py
index b83a6ed0c56..84435b3e09f 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/unittest.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/unittest.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def unittest_skip_fixture(request: FixtureRequest) -> None:
         self.session._fixturemanager._register_fixture(
             name=f"_unittest_skip_fixture_{cls.__qualname__}",
             func=unittest_skip_fixture,
-            nodeid=self.nodeid,
+            node=self,
             scope="class",
             autouse=True,
         )