1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_posix.py b/Lib/test/test_posix.py
index 864f96373a..a7255c41c5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_posix.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_posix.py
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 from test import test_support
 
-try:
-    import posix
-except ImportError:
-    raise unittest.SkipTest, "posix is not available"
 
 import time
 import os
@@ -13,6 +9,9 @@ import pwd
 import shutil
 import unittest
 import warnings
+
+posix = test_support.import_module('posix')
+
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', '.* potential security risk .*',
                         RuntimeWarning)