diff --git a/tests/skipif.inc b/tests/skipif.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebcc61b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/skipif.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+if (!extension_loaded("xcache")) {
+	die("skip xcache extension not loaded");
+}
+?>
diff --git a/tests/xcache_is_autoglobal.phpt b/tests/xcache_is_autoglobal.phpt
index e18e958..e17dbc6 100644
--- a/tests/xcache_is_autoglobal.phpt
+++ b/tests/xcache_is_autoglobal.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 --TEST--
 xcache_is_autoglobal
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+require("skipif.inc");
+?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 var_dump(xcache_is_autoglobal("GLOBALS"));
diff --git a/tests/xcache_var.phpt b/tests/xcache_var.phpt
index 540ad8e..0d80d61 100644
--- a/tests/xcache_var.phpt
+++ b/tests/xcache_var.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 --TEST--
 xcache_set/get test
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+require("skipif.inc");
+?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 var_dump(xcache_isset("a"));