diff --git a/unit-tests/CacheTest.php b/unit-tests/CacheTest.php
index d7b2cebd70f..b989affea05 100644
--- a/unit-tests/CacheTest.php
+++ b/unit-tests/CacheTest.php
@@ -502,6 +502,11 @@ protected function _prepareApc()
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		if (ini_get('apc.enable_cli') != 1) {
+			$this->markTestSkipped('apc.enable_cli must be set to 1');
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		return true;
 	}