diff --git a/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb b/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb
index 62ff1be5c9..c1be2c9afe 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ silence_warnings do
 end
 
 require 'drb'
-require 'drb/unix'
+begin
+  require 'drb/unix'
+rescue LoadError
+  puts "'drb/unix' is not available"
+end
 require 'tempfile'
 
 PROCESS_COUNT = (ENV['N'] || 4).to_i