diff --git a/bin/tests/system/doth/prereq.sh b/bin/tests/system/doth/prereq.sh
index 36a8e3704b..a9b9a1494d 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/doth/prereq.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/doth/prereq.sh
@@ -17,4 +17,10 @@ $FEATURETEST --with-libnghttp2 || {
 	echo_i "This test requires libnghttp2 support." >&2
 	exit 255
 }
+
+$FEATURETEST --have-fips-dh ||  {
+        echo_i "FIPS mode Diffie-Hellman not working - skipping doth test"
+        exit 255
+}
+
 exit 0