diff --git a/Lib/test/test_decimal.py b/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
index b2ec1a6..ec5db9f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
@@ -1140,8 +1140,14 @@
     @run_with_locale('LC_ALL', 'ps_AF')
     def test_wide_char_separator_decimal_point(self):
         # locale with wide char separator and decimal point
+        import locale
         Decimal = self.decimal.Decimal
 
+        decimal_point = locale.localeconv()['decimal_point']
+        thousands_sep = locale.localeconv()['thousands_sep']
+        if decimal_point != '\u066b' or thousands_sep != '\u066c':
+            return
+
         self.assertEqual(format(Decimal('100000000.123'), 'n'),
                          '100\u066c000\u066c000\u066b123')