diff --git a/t/gitweb-lib.sh b/t/gitweb-lib.sh
index 143eb1f240..292753f77c 100644
--- a/t/gitweb-lib.sh
+++ b/t/gitweb-lib.sh
@@ -107,4 +107,9 @@ perl -MEncode -e '$e="";decode_utf8($e, Encode::FB_CROAK)' >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
 	test_done
 }
 
+perl -MCGI -MCGI::Util -MCGI::Carp -e 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+	skip_all='skipping gitweb tests, CGI module unusable'
+	test_done
+}
+
 gitweb_init