diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/Http/HttpSocketTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/Http/HttpSocketTest.php
index 8914b833f..c0f2ba33b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/Http/HttpSocketTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Network/Http/HttpSocketTest.php
@@ -1707,6 +1707,7 @@ class HttpSocketTest extends CakeTestCase {
  * @return void
  */
 	public function testVerifyPeer() {
+		$this->skipIf(!extension_loaded('openssl'), 'OpenSSL is not enabled cannot test SSL.');
 		$socket = new HttpSocket();
 		try {
 			$result = $socket->get('https://typography.com');