diff --git a/dlls/wldap32/tests/parse.c b/dlls/wldap32/tests/parse.c
index ade306175ae..22390a55984 100644
--- a/dlls/wldap32/tests/parse.c
+++ b/dlls/wldap32/tests/parse.c
@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ static void test_ldap_parse_sort_control( LDAP *ld )
     timeout.tv_sec = 20;
     timeout.tv_usec = 0;
     ret = ldap_search_ext_sA( ld, (char *)"", LDAP_SCOPE_ONELEVEL, (char *)"(ou=*)", NULL, 0, ctrls, NULL, &timeout, 10, &res );
-    ok( !ret, "ldap_search_ext_sA failed 0x%x\n", ret );
-    if (ret)
+    if (ret == LDAP_SERVER_DOWN)
     {
+        skip("test server can't be reached\n");
         ldap_control_free( sort );
         return;
     }
+    ok( !ret, "ldap_search_ext_sA failed 0x%x\n", ret );
     ok( res != NULL, "expected res != NULL\n" );
 
     ret = ldap_parse_resultA( NULL, res, &result, NULL, NULL, NULL, &server_ctrls, 1 );