diff --git a/Lib/test/test_concurrent_futures/__init__.py b/Lib/test/test_concurrent_futures/__init__.py
index 17a2853173ba18a..b38bd38d338f0ee 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_concurrent_futures/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_concurrent_futures/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import os.path
 import unittest
 from test import support
-from test.support import import_helper
+from test.support import threading_helper
+
+
+# Adjust if we ever have a platform with processes but not threads.
+threading_helper.requires_working_threading(module=True)
 
 
 if support.check_sanitizer(address=True, memory=True):