diff --git a/Lib/test/test_hashlib.py b/Lib/test/test_hashlib.py
index 751a713b3e8b64..220b5febc2fea4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_hashlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_hashlib.py
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ def hash_constructors(self):
         return itertools.chain.from_iterable(constructors)
 
     @support.refcount_test
+    @unittest.skipIf(c_hashlib is None, 'Require _hashlib module')
     def test_refleaks_in_hash___init__(self):
         gettotalrefcount = support.get_attribute(sys, 'gettotalrefcount')
         sha1_hash = c_hashlib.new('sha1')