diff --git a/internal/command/e2etest/terraform_query_test.go b/internal/command/e2etest/terraform_query_test.go
index 400430613121..77746822a254 100644
--- a/internal/command/e2etest/terraform_query_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/e2etest/terraform_query_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestUnmanagedQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	if !canRunGoBuild {
+		// We're running in a separate-build-then-run context, so we can't
+		// currently execute this test which depends on being able to build
+		// new executable at runtime.
+		//
+		// (See the comment on canRunGoBuild's declaration for more information.)
+		t.Skip("can't run without building a new provider executable")
+	}
+
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	tests := []struct {