diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py
index 1659cea..0c8bd6e 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
         if sys.platform != 'win32':
             # this test is only for win32
             return
+        from distutils.msvccompiler import get_build_version
+        if get_build_version() < 8.0:
+            # this test is only for MSVC8.0 or above
+            return
         from distutils.msvc9compiler import query_vcvarsall
         def _find_vcvarsall(version):
             return None