diff --git a/artiq/test/py2llvm.py b/artiq/test/py2llvm.py
index 6eb607c..dfc71ea 100644
--- a/artiq/test/py2llvm.py
+++ b/artiq/test/py2llvm.py
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ class CompiledFunction:
         function, retval = module.compile_function(func_def, param_types)
         argvals = [param_types[arg.arg] for arg in func_def.args.args]

-        ee = module.get_ee()
+        try:
+            ee = module.get_ee()
+        except RuntimeError:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("no native target support")
         cfptr = ee.get_pointer_to_global(
             module.llvm_module_ref.get_function(function.name))
         retval_ctype = _value_to_ctype(retval)