diff --git a/lib/hx509/test_chain.in b/lib/hx509/test_chain.in
index 5f5b187d2..df551d9c0 100644
--- a/lib/hx509/test_chain.in
+++ b/lib/hx509/test_chain.in
@@ -187,15 +187,19 @@ ${hxtool} verify \
     anchor:FILE:$srcdir/data/ca.crt \
     crl:FILE:$srcdir/data/crl1.der > /dev/null && exit 1
 
-echo "eccert -> root"
-${hxtool} verify --missing-revoke \
-	cert:FILE:$srcdir/data/secp160r2TestServer.cert.pem \
-	anchor:FILE:$srcdir/data/secp160r1TestCA.cert.pem > /dev/null || exit 1
-
-echo "eccert -> root"
-${hxtool} verify --missing-revoke \
-	cert:FILE:$srcdir/data/secp160r2TestClient.cert.pem \
-	anchor:FILE:$srcdir/data/secp160r1TestCA.cert.pem > /dev/null || exit 1
+if ${hxtool} info | grep 'ecdsa: hcrypto null' > /dev/null ; then
+    echo "not testing ECDSA since hcrypto doesnt support ECDSA"
+else
+    echo "eccert -> root"
+    ${hxtool} verify --missing-revoke \
+    	cert:FILE:$srcdir/data/secp160r2TestServer.cert.pem \
+    	anchor:FILE:$srcdir/data/secp160r1TestCA.cert.pem > /dev/null || exit 1
+    
+    echo "eccert -> root"
+    ${hxtool} verify --missing-revoke \
+    	cert:FILE:$srcdir/data/secp160r2TestClient.cert.pem \
+    	anchor:FILE:$srcdir/data/secp160r1TestCA.cert.pem > /dev/null || exit 1
+fi
 
 echo "proxy cert"
 ${hxtool} verify --missing-revoke \