diff --git a/python/tests/sanity_test.py b/python/tests/sanity_test.py
index bf17dc4..4e18165 100644
--- a/python/tests/sanity_test.py
+++ b/python/tests/sanity_test.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import tempfile
 import libcpuid
 from libcpuid.info import CPUInfo, SystemInfo
 from libcpuid.raw import CPURawData, CPURawDataArray
+from libcpuid.errors import CLibraryError
 
 
 def test_cpu_name_in_vendor_list():
@@ -12,9 +13,12 @@ def test_cpu_name_in_vendor_list():
     Checks that the current CPU codename appears
     in the list of all CPUs of its vendor.
     """
-    info = CPUInfo.from_current_cpu()
-    cpulist = libcpuid.get_cpu_list(info.vendor)
-    assert info.cpu_codename in cpulist
+    try:
+        info = CPUInfo.from_current_cpu()
+        cpulist = libcpuid.get_cpu_list(info.vendor)
+        assert info.cpu_codename in cpulist
+    except CLibraryError:
+        pass
 
 
 def test_serialization():