diff --git a/src/test/java/com/zendesk/maxwell/schema/ddl/DDLIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/com/zendesk/maxwell/schema/ddl/DDLIntegrationTest.java
index 836541d83..b5d2d6670 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/zendesk/maxwell/schema/ddl/DDLIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/zendesk/maxwell/schema/ddl/DDLIntegrationTest.java
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ public void testModifyAndMoveColumn() throws Exception {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testDropColumnIfExists() throws Exception {
+		assumeTrue(MysqlIsolatedServer.getVersion().isMariaDB);
 		String sql[] = {
 			"CREATE TABLE t ( a varchar(255), b int)",
 			"ALTER TABLE t drop column if exists aa",