1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_winreg.py b/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
index f2ec2a8c0f..1dbccc0027 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 # Test the windows specific win32reg module.
 # Only win32reg functions not hit here: FlushKey, LoadKey and SaveKey
 
-from _winreg import *
 import os, sys
 import unittest
-
 from test import test_support
 
+#Do this first so test will be skipped if module doesn't exist
+test_support.import_module('_winreg')
+#Now import everything
+from _winreg import *
+
 test_key_name = "SOFTWARE\\Python Registry Test Key - Delete Me"
 
 test_data = [