diff --git a/Lib/test/test_threaded_import.py b/Lib/test/test_threaded_import.py
index fafb873..1e1c553 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_threaded_import.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_threaded_import.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # randrange, and then Python hangs.
 
 import thread
-from test_support import verbose
+from test_support import verbose, TestSkipped
 
 critical_section = thread.allocate_lock()
 done = thread.allocate_lock()
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 
 def test_main():        # magic name!  see above
     global N, done
+    import sys
+    for modname in sys.modules:
+        if modname.find('autotest') >= 0:
+            raise TestSkipped("can't run from autotest")
     done.acquire()
     for N in (20, 50) * 3:
         if verbose: