diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c b/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c
index 6204fa5..6e6b9d9 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c
@@ -599,6 +599,26 @@ static void testScreenBuffer(HANDLE hConOut)
     COORD c;
     BOOL ret;
     DWORD oldcp;
+    HKEY hkey;
+    LONG res;
+
+    hkey = NULL;
+    res = RegOpenKeyA(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
+                      "System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Nls\\CodePage", &hkey);
+    if (res == ERROR_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        len = 20;
+        res = RegQueryValueExA(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "866", NULL,
+                               NULL, (LPBYTE)str_buf, &len);
+    }
+
+    RegCloseKey(hkey);
+
+    if (res != ERROR_SUCCESS || !lstrlenA(str_buf))
+    {
+        skip("Codepage 866 not available\n");
+        return;
+    }
 
     /* In the beginning set output codepage to 866 */
     oldcp = GetConsoleOutputCP();
-- 
1.5.4.3