diff --git a/Lib/test/test_gc.py b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
index 3bf5c9ed41ee44..fa8e50fccb2c7b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_gc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
@@ -1223,6 +1223,7 @@ def test_collect_garbage(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(gc.garbage), 0)
 
 
+    @requires_subprocess()
     @unittest.skipIf(BUILD_WITH_NDEBUG,
                      'built with -NDEBUG')
     def test_refcount_errors(self):