diff --git a/test/recipes/70-test_sslcertstatus.t b/test/recipes/70-test_sslcertstatus.t
index 32e2680a68..0be0ccbd62 100755
--- a/test/recipes/70-test_sslcertstatus.t
+++ b/test/recipes/70-test_sslcertstatus.t
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ use TLSProxy::Proxy;
 my $test_name = "test_sslcertstatus";
 setup($test_name);
 
+plan skip_all => "TLSProxy isn't usable on $^O"
+    if $^O =~ /^VMS$/;
+
 plan skip_all => "$test_name can only be performed with OpenSSL configured shared"
     unless (map { s/\R//; s/^SHARED_LIBS=\s*//; $_ }
         grep { /^SHARED_LIBS=/ }
diff --git a/test/recipes/70-test_sslextension.t b/test/recipes/70-test_sslextension.t
index bd99b19b09..f0b465df79 100755
--- a/test/recipes/70-test_sslextension.t
+++ b/test/recipes/70-test_sslextension.t
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ use TLSProxy::Proxy;
 my $test_name = "test_sslextension";
 setup($test_name);
 
+plan skip_all => "TLSProxy isn't usable on $^O"
+    if $^O =~ /^VMS$/;
+
 plan skip_all => "$test_name can only be performed with OpenSSL configured shared"
     unless (map { s/\R//; s/^SHARED_LIBS=\s*//; $_ }
 	    grep { /^SHARED_LIBS=/ }
diff --git a/test/recipes/70-test_sslsessiontick.t b/test/recipes/70-test_sslsessiontick.t
index 9209fd7f41..4cac25522d 100755
--- a/test/recipes/70-test_sslsessiontick.t
+++ b/test/recipes/70-test_sslsessiontick.t
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ use File::Temp qw(tempfile);
 my $test_name = "test_sslsessiontick";
 setup($test_name);
 
+plan skip_all => "TLSProxy isn't usable on $^O"
+    if $^O =~ /^VMS$/;
+
 plan skip_all => "$test_name can only be performed with OpenSSL configured shared"
     unless (map { s/\R//; s/^SHARED_LIBS=\s*//; $_ }
 	    grep { /^SHARED_LIBS=/ }
diff --git a/test/recipes/70-test_sslskewith0p.t b/test/recipes/70-test_sslskewith0p.t
index b3c5dc1d38..b20157f391 100755
--- a/test/recipes/70-test_sslskewith0p.t
+++ b/test/recipes/70-test_sslskewith0p.t
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ use TLSProxy::Proxy;
 my $test_name = "test_sslskewith0p";
 setup($test_name);
 
+plan skip_all => "TLSProxy isn't usable on $^O"
+    if $^O =~ /^VMS$/;
+
 plan skip_all => "$test_name can only be performed with OpenSSL configured shared"
     unless (map { s/\R//; s/^SHARED_LIBS=\s*//; $_ }
 	    grep { /^SHARED_LIBS=/ }
diff --git a/test/recipes/70-test_sslvertol.t b/test/recipes/70-test_sslvertol.t
index 78c64105be..031dd9a3dc 100755
--- a/test/recipes/70-test_sslvertol.t
+++ b/test/recipes/70-test_sslvertol.t
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ use TLSProxy::Proxy;
 my $test_name = "test_sslextension";
 setup($test_name);
 
+plan skip_all => "TLSProxy isn't usable on $^O"
+    if $^O =~ /^VMS$/;
+
 plan skip_all => "$test_name can only be performed with OpenSSL configured shared"
     unless (map { s/\R//; s/^SHARED_LIBS=\s*//; $_ }
 	    grep { /^SHARED_LIBS=/ }
diff --git a/test/recipes/70-test_tlsextms.t b/test/recipes/70-test_tlsextms.t
index cdda7f8c7f..763f7e8304 100644
--- a/test/recipes/70-test_tlsextms.t
+++ b/test/recipes/70-test_tlsextms.t
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ use File::Temp qw(tempfile);
 my $test_name = "test_tlsextms";
 setup($test_name);
 
+plan skip_all => "TLSProxy isn't usable on $^O"
+    if $^O =~ /^VMS$/;
+
 plan skip_all => "$test_name can only be performed with OpenSSL configured shared"
     unless (map { s/\R//; s/^SHARED_LIBS=\s*//; $_ }
         grep { /^SHARED_LIBS=/ }