diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -1456,16 +1456,17 @@ class BasicCANTest(unittest.TestCase):
         can_filter = struct.pack("=II", can_id, can_mask)
         with socket.socket(socket.PF_CAN, socket.SOCK_RAW, socket.CAN_RAW) as s:
             s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_CAN_RAW, socket.CAN_RAW_FILTER, can_filter)
             self.assertEqual(can_filter,
                     s.getsockopt(socket.SOL_CAN_RAW, socket.CAN_RAW_FILTER, 8))
 
 
 @unittest.skipUnless(HAVE_SOCKET_CAN, 'SocketCan required for this test.')
+@unittest.skipUnless(thread, 'Threading required for this test.')
 class CANTest(ThreadedCANSocketTest):
 
     def __init__(self, methodName='runTest'):
         ThreadedCANSocketTest.__init__(self, methodName=methodName)
 
     @classmethod
     def build_can_frame(cls, can_id, data):
         """Build a CAN frame."""