diff --git a/Lib/test/test_email/test_utils.py b/Lib/test/test_email/test_utils.py
index 4e3c3f3a195..695223334bc 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_email/test_utils.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_email/test_utils.py
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ def test_localtime_epoch_notz_daylight_false(self):
     def test_variable_tzname(self):
         t0 = datetime.datetime(1984, 1, 1, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
         t1 = utils.localtime(t0)
+        if t1.tzname() == 'Europe':
+            self.skipTest("Can't find a Kyiv timezone database")
         self.assertEqual(t1.tzname(), 'MSK')
         t0 = datetime.datetime(1994, 1, 1, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
         t1 = utils.localtime(t0)