diff --git a/tests/bugfixes/nosetests/test_417_openssl.py b/tests/bugfixes/nosetests/test_417_openssl.py
index 750a3fc6..3c2bc6b6 100644
--- a/tests/bugfixes/nosetests/test_417_openssl.py
+++ b/tests/bugfixes/nosetests/test_417_openssl.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ def test_enable_disable_httpretty_extract():
     extract_from_urllib3()
     expect(urllib3.util.IS_PYOPENSSL).to.be.false
 
+@skipIf(extract_from_urllib3 is None,
+        "urllib3.contrib.pyopenssl.extract_from_urllib3 does not exist")
 def test_enable_disable_httpretty():
     "#417 urllib3.contrib.pyopenssl enable -> disable extract"
     expect(urllib3.util.IS_PYOPENSSL).to.be.false