diff --git a/Tests/test_file_tiff_small.py b/Tests/test_file_tiff_small.py
index 6f00261a3..dbc16435f 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_tiff_small.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_tiff_small.py
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ from PIL import Image
 
 from test_file_libtiff import _assert_noerr
 
+codecs = dir(Image.core)
+
+if "group4_encoder" not in codecs or "group4_decoder" not in codecs:
+    skip("tiff support not available")
+	
 """ The small lena image was failing on open in the libtiff
     decoder because the file pointer was set to the wrong place
     by a spurious seek. It wasn't failing with the byteio method.