diff --git a/unix/sysvshm_unix_test.go b/unix/sysvshm_unix_test.go
index 61c7b8d6..c1eff8dd 100644
--- a/unix/sysvshm_unix_test.go
+++ b/unix/sysvshm_unix_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ func TestSysvSharedMemory(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// The kernel may have been built without System V IPC support.
+	if err == unix.ENOSYS {
+		t.Skip("shmget not supported")
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("SysvShmGet: %v", err)
 	}