diff --git a/cmd/golangorg/godoc_test.go b/cmd/golangorg/godoc_test.go
index d46bdab..5a90234 100644
--- a/cmd/golangorg/godoc_test.go
+++ b/cmd/golangorg/godoc_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 	if runtime.GOARCH == "arm" {
 		t.Skip("skipping test on arm platforms; too slow")
 	}
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("go"); err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("skipping test because 'go' command unavailable: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	tmp, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "godoc-regtest-")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)