1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/basic.py b/tests/basic.py
index a4ff4c4..b6f8831 100755
--- a/tests/basic.py
+++ b/tests/basic.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python -u
 import libvirt
 import sys
+import os
+
+if not os.access("/proc/xen", os.R_OK):
+    print 'System is not running a Xen kernel'
+    sys.exit(1)
 
 conn = libvirt.openReadOnly(None)
 if conn == None: