diff --git a/t/110-compile/all.do b/t/110-compile/all.do
index a94ac31..1b1954a 100644
--- a/t/110-compile/all.do
+++ b/t/110-compile/all.do
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-redo-ifchange hello yellow bellow
+if type cc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	redo-ifchange hello yellow bellow
+else
+	echo "$0: No C compiler installed; skipping this test." >&2
+	redo-ifcreate /usr/bin/cc
+fi
diff --git a/t/111-example/all.do b/t/111-example/all.do
index 29b0c32..14108cf 100644
--- a/t/111-example/all.do
+++ b/t/111-example/all.do
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-redo-ifchange hello
+if type cc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	redo-ifchange hello
+else
+	echo "$0: No C compiler installed; skipping this test." >&2
+	redo-ifcreate /usr/bin/cc
+fi