diff --git a/Lib/sqlite3/test/transactions.py b/Lib/sqlite3/test/transactions.py
index d4f7d62..9cc6e10 100644
--- a/Lib/sqlite3/test/transactions.py
+++ b/Lib/sqlite3/test/transactions.py
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@
         self.failUnlessEqual(len(res), 1)
 
     def CheckRaiseTimeout(self):
+        if sqlite.sqlite_version_info < (3, 2, 2):
+            # This will fail (hang) on earlier versions of sqlite.
+            # Determine exact version it was fixed. 3.2.1 hangs.
+            return
         self.cur1.execute("create table test(i)")
         self.cur1.execute("insert into test(i) values (5)")
         try:
@@ -128,6 +132,10 @@
         This tests the improved concurrency with pysqlite 2.3.4. You needed
         to roll back con2 before you could commit con1.
         """
+        if sqlite.sqlite_version_info < (3, 2, 2):
+            # This will fail (hang) on earlier versions of sqlite.
+            # Determine exact version it was fixed. 3.2.1 hangs.
+            return
         self.cur1.execute("create table test(i)")
         self.cur1.execute("insert into test(i) values (5)")
         try: