diff --git a/tests/basics/struct1.py b/tests/basics/struct1.py
index b53a9c8bc0..0eae9e3b4f 100644
--- a/tests/basics/struct1.py
+++ b/tests/basics/struct1.py
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 try:
     import ustruct as struct
 except:
-    import struct
+    try:
+        import struct
+    except ImportError:
+        import sys
+        print("SKIP")
+        sys.exit()
+
 print(struct.calcsize("<bI"))
 print(struct.unpack("<bI", b"\x80\0\0\x01\0"))
 print(struct.calcsize(">bI"))
diff --git a/tests/basics/struct2.py b/tests/basics/struct2.py
index f438bb55d2..6dd963260b 100644
--- a/tests/basics/struct2.py
+++ b/tests/basics/struct2.py
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 try:
     import ustruct as struct
 except:
-    import struct
+    try:
+        import struct
+    except ImportError:
+        import sys
+        print("SKIP")
+        sys.exit()
 
 print(struct.calcsize('0s'))
 print(struct.unpack('0s', b''))