diff --git a/tests/filecheck/with-riscemu/lit.local.cfg b/tests/filecheck/with-riscemu/lit.local.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d27c92c012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/filecheck/with-riscemu/lit.local.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+try:
+    import riscemu
+except ImportError:
+    config.unsupported = True
diff --git a/tests/filecheck/dialects/riscv/riscv_emulation.mlir b/tests/filecheck/with-riscemu/riscv_emulation.mlir
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/filecheck/dialects/riscv/riscv_emulation.mlir
rename to tests/filecheck/with-riscemu/riscv_emulation.mlir
diff --git a/tests/interpreters/test_riscv_emulator.py b/tests/interpreters/test_riscv_emulator.py
index 9a5fb7ba35..ac2f8a56ea 100644
--- a/tests/interpreters/test_riscv_emulator.py
+++ b/tests/interpreters/test_riscv_emulator.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 from xdsl.ir import MLContext
 from xdsl.transforms.riscv_register_allocation import RISCVRegisterAllocation
 
+import pytest
+
+pytest.importorskip("riscemu", reason="riscemu is an optional dependency")
 
 from xdsl.interpreters.riscv_emulator import RV_Debug, run_riscv