diff --git a/Lib/test/test_math.py b/Lib/test/test_math.py
index aec4927..5c8efc6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_math.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_math.py
@@ -130,10 +130,16 @@
 testit('pow(2,-1)', math.pow(2,-1), 0.5)
 
 print 'rint'
-testit('rint(0.7)', math.rint(0.7), 1)
-testit('rint(-0.3)', math.rint(-0.3), 0)
-testit('rint(2.5)', math.rint(2.5), 2)
-testit('rint(3.5)', math.rint(3.5), 4) 
+try:
+	math.rint
+except AttributeError:
+	# this platform does not have rint, that is fine, skip the test
+	pass
+else:
+	testit('rint(0.7)', math.rint(0.7), 1)
+	testit('rint(-0.3)', math.rint(-0.3), 0)
+	testit('rint(2.5)', math.rint(2.5), 2)
+	testit('rint(3.5)', math.rint(3.5), 4) 
 
 print 'sin'
 testit('sin(0)', math.sin(0), 0)