diff --git a/pandas/io/tests/test_packers.py b/pandas/io/tests/test_packers.py
index d0e7d00d79cb0..9387a6069d974 100644
--- a/pandas/io/tests/test_packers.py
+++ b/pandas/io/tests/test_packers.py
@@ -725,7 +725,11 @@ def read_msgpacks(self, version):
                     f.split('.')[-4][-1] == '2'):
                 continue
             vf = os.path.join(pth, f)
-            self.compare(vf, version)
+            try:
+                self.compare(vf, version)
+            except ImportError:
+                # blosc not installed
+                continue
             n += 1
         assert n > 0, 'Msgpack files are not tested'