diff --git a/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_zip.py b/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_zip.py
index 9568c226af033d..9466ca4a5f424d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_zip.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_zip.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 )
 from importlib.resources import path
 
+from test.support import requires_zlib
 
+
+@requires_zlib
 class TestZip(unittest.TestCase):
     root = 'test.test_importlib.data'
 
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ def test_files(self):
             assert '.whl/' in path, path
 
 
+@requires_zlib
 class TestEgg(TestZip):
     def setUp(self):
         # Find the path to the example-*.egg so we can add it to the front of