diff --git a/tests/float/array_construct.py b/tests/float/array_construct.py
index a25cc72c80..7e01fd4768 100644
--- a/tests/float/array_construct.py
+++ b/tests/float/array_construct.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # test construction of array from array with float type
 
-from array import array
+try:
+    from array import array
+except ImportError:
+    import sys
+    print("SKIP")
+    sys.exit()
 
 print(array('f', array('h', [1, 2])))
 print(array('d', array('f', [1, 2])))
diff --git a/tests/float/builtin_float_minmax.py b/tests/float/builtin_float_minmax.py
index ce45a768a5..42cfa63822 100644
--- a/tests/float/builtin_float_minmax.py
+++ b/tests/float/builtin_float_minmax.py
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 # test builtin min and max functions with float args
+try:
+    min
+    max
+except:
+    import sys
+    print("SKIP")
+    sys.exit()
 
 print(min(0,1.0))
 print(min(1.0,0))
diff --git a/tests/float/float_array.py b/tests/float/float_array.py
index 033877db3c..8bc9634449 100644
--- a/tests/float/float_array.py
+++ b/tests/float/float_array.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-from array import array
+try:
+    from array import array
+except ImportError:
+    import sys
+    print("SKIP")
+    sys.exit()
 
 def test(a):
     print(a)
diff --git a/tests/float/float_struct.py b/tests/float/float_struct.py
index e55890a2cd..a36ccce38b 100644
--- a/tests/float/float_struct.py
+++ b/tests/float/float_struct.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 # test struct package with floats
-
 try:
-    import ustruct as struct
-except:
-    import struct
+    try:
+        import ustruct as struct
+    except:
+        import struct
+except ImportError:
+    import sys
+    print("SKIP")
+    sys.exit()
 
 i = 1. + 1/2
 # TODO: it looks like '=' format modifier is not yet supported