diff --git a/tests/float/bytearray_construct.py b/tests/float/bytearray_construct.py
index f729266351..db946a99d3 100644
--- a/tests/float/bytearray_construct.py
+++ b/tests/float/bytearray_construct.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # test construction of bytearray from array with float type
 
-from array import array
+try:
+    from array import array
+except ImportError:
+    import sys
+    print("SKIP")
+    sys.exit()
 
 print(bytearray(array('f', [1, 2.3])))
diff --git a/tests/float/bytes_construct.py b/tests/float/bytes_construct.py
index 0a57e08a2f..8664d7296d 100644
--- a/tests/float/bytes_construct.py
+++ b/tests/float/bytes_construct.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # test construction of bytearray from array with float type
 
-from array import array
+try:
+    from array import array
+except ImportError:
+    import sys
+    print("SKIP")
+    sys.exit()
 
 print(bytes(array('f', [1, 2.3])))