1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/test/test_util.c b/src/test/test_util.c
index e80201737a..5b4d5b7703 100644
--- a/src/test/test_util.c
+++ b/src/test/test_util.c
@@ -3340,6 +3340,13 @@ test_util_memarea(void *arg)
   void *malloced_ptr = NULL;
   int i;
 
+#ifdef DISABLE_MEMORY_SENTINELS
+  /* If memory sentinels are disabled, this whole module is just an alias for
+     malloc(), which is free to lay out memory most any way it wants. */
+  if (1)
+    tt_skip();
+#endif
+
   (void)arg;
   tt_assert(area);