diff --git a/tests/src/android/text/format/cts/LocaleUtils.java b/tests/src/android/text/format/cts/LocaleUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..789ad74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/android/text/format/cts/LocaleUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.text.format.cts;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+public class LocaleUtils {
+
+    /** Return whether or not the specified locale is available on the system. */
+    public static boolean isSupportedLocale(Locale locale) {
+        Locale[] locales = Locale.getAvailableLocales();
+        for (Locale availableLocale : locales) {
+            if (locale.equals(availableLocale)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests/text/src/android/text/format/cts/DateUtilsTest.java b/tests/tests/text/src/android/text/format/cts/DateUtilsTest.java
index 22ef413..91bef2d 100644
--- a/tests/tests/text/src/android/text/format/cts/DateUtilsTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/text/src/android/text/format/cts/DateUtilsTest.java
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@
     })
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public void testFormatMethods() {
+        if (!LocaleUtils.isSupportedLocale(Locale.US)) {
+            // Locale is set to US in setUp method.
+            return;
+        }
+
         long elapsedTime = 2 * 60 * 60;
         String expected = "2:00:00";
         assertEquals(expected, DateUtils.formatElapsedTime(elapsedTime));