diff --git a/test/test_database.rb b/test/test_database.rb
index b7d676c5..27f0479a 100644
--- a/test/test_database.rb
+++ b/test/test_database.rb
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@ def test_sqlite_dbpage_vtab
     end
 
     def test_dbstat_table_exists
+      skip("dbstat not supported") unless SQLite3::SQLITE_PACKAGED_LIBRARIES
+
       assert_nothing_raised { @db.execute("select * from dbstat") }
     end
   end