diff --git a/Lib/test/test_inspect.py b/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
index e42545de22d..efed714a26c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
@@ -2193,6 +2193,9 @@ def __init__(self, b):
                            ('bar', 2, ..., "keyword_only")),
                           ...))
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(MISSING_C_DOCSTRINGS,
+                     "Signature information for builtins requires docstrings")
+    def test_signature_on_class_without_init(self):
         # Test classes without user-defined __init__ or __new__
         class C: pass
         self.assertEqual(str(inspect.signature(C)), '()')