diff --git a/tests/db/add-modify-delete.in b/tests/db/add-modify-delete.in
index 6aacb1a87..733f5cad8 100644
--- a/tests/db/add-modify-delete.in
+++ b/tests/db/add-modify-delete.in
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 srcdir="@srcdir@"
 objdir="@objdir@"
 
+# If there is no useful db support compile in, disable test
+./have-db || exit 77
+
 R=EXAMPLE.ORG
 
 kadmin="${TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} ../../kadmin/kadmin -l -r $R"
diff --git a/tests/db/loaddump-db.in b/tests/db/loaddump-db.in
index e6c9cd852..fc77b24d4 100644
--- a/tests/db/loaddump-db.in
+++ b/tests/db/loaddump-db.in
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 srcdir="@srcdir@"
 objdir="@objdir@"
 
+# If there is no useful db support compile in, disable test
+./have-db || exit 77
+
 R=EXAMPLE.ORG
 
 kadmin="../../kadmin/kadmin -l -r $R"
diff --git a/tests/kdc/check-kdc.in b/tests/kdc/check-kdc.in
index 1fc6675f1..86f60f487 100644
--- a/tests/kdc/check-kdc.in
+++ b/tests/kdc/check-kdc.in
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 srcdir="@srcdir@"
 objdir="@objdir@"
 
+# If there is no useful db support compile in, disable test
+./have-db || exit 77
+
 R=EXAMPLE.ORG
 R2=EXAMPLE.COM