diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
index 55032d6d7a..107653e2de 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2013 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -444,6 +444,11 @@ mymain(void)
     int ret = 0;
     virCapsPtr caps;
 
+#if !WITH_YAJL
+    fprintf(stderr, "libvirt not compiled with yajl, skipping");
+    return EXIT_AM_SKIP;
+#endif
+
     if (virThreadInitialize() < 0)
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);