diff --git a/tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_moriio_connector.py b/tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_moriio_connector.py
index 1eca4964fd6c..76ca9e14a95d 100644
--- a/tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_moriio_connector.py
+++ b/tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_moriio_connector.py
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@
 )
 
 
+def is_ibverbs_available():
+    from shutil import which
+
+    if which("ibv_devices") is None:
+        return False
+    from subprocess import check_output
+
+    output = check_output(["ibv_devices"]).decode("UTF-8")
+    return len(output.split("\n")) > 3
+
+
+if not is_ibverbs_available():
+    pytest.skip("This test requires IB Verbs to run", allow_module_level=True)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_parallel_groups():
     """Mock tensor/data parallel group functions for single-rank tests."""