diff --git a/tests/tests/media/src/android/media/cts/StreamingMediaPlayerTest.java b/tests/tests/media/src/android/media/cts/StreamingMediaPlayerTest.java
index 7497da2..ce61d76 100644
--- a/tests/tests/media/src/android/media/cts/StreamingMediaPlayerTest.java
+++ b/tests/tests/media/src/android/media/cts/StreamingMediaPlayerTest.java
@@ -312,6 +312,11 @@
     }
 
     public void testPlayHlsStreamWithTimedId3() throws Throwable {
+        if (!MediaUtils.checkDecoder(MediaFormat.MIMETYPE_VIDEO_AVC)) {
+            Log.d(TAG, "Device doesn't have video codec, skipping test");
+            return;
+        }
+
         mServer = new CtsTestServer(mContext);
         try {
             // counter must be final if we want to access it inside onTimedMetaData;