1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/tvlstr.c b/test/tvlstr.c
index a3ea041..9f41a05 100644
--- a/test/tvlstr.c
+++ b/test/tvlstr.c
@@ -882,6 +882,11 @@ test_write_same_element(void)
 
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing writing to same element of VL string dataset twice\n"));
 
+    if (!(vol_cap_flags_g & H5VL_CAP_FLAG_FILE_BASIC) || !(vol_cap_flags_g & H5VL_CAP_FLAG_DATASET_BASIC)) {
+        MESSAGE(5, (" -- SKIPPED --\n"));
+        return;
+    }
+
     file1 = H5Fcreate(DATAFILE3, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     CHECK(file1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");