diff --git a/tests/run/test_asyncgen.py b/tests/run/test_asyncgen.py
index 9f573a0ff8aa7de1e8c7a4a56b328f5456d463d7..6d65262fb5052a4d2ffbfa73345832fbd7bba9b2 100644
--- a/tests/run/test_asyncgen.py
+++ b/tests/run/test_asyncgen.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import contextlib
 #asyncio = import_module("asyncio")
 
 try:
+    if sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 4):
+        # asnycio in Py3.4 does not support awaitable coroutines (requires iterators instead)
+        raise ImportError
     import asyncio
 except ImportError:
     try: