diff --git a/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/t/json_udf.inc b/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/t/json_udf.inc
index 572f8b58c72..8566b4141c1 100644
--- a/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/t/json_udf.inc
+++ b/storage/connect/mysql-test/connect/t/json_udf.inc
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 if (`SELECT @@have_dynamic_loading != 'YES'`) {
   --skip UDF requires dynamic loading
 }
+if (!$HA_CONNECT_SO) {
+  --skip Needs a dynamically built ha_connect.so
+}
 
 let $is_win = `select convert(@@version_compile_os using latin1) IN ("Win32","Win64","Windows")`;