diff --git a/extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_os.py b/extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_os.py
index 0ea37775ab..f96192b752 100644
--- a/extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_os.py
+++ b/extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_os.py
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@ assert_raises(FileNotFoundError,
 assert_raises(FileNotFoundError,
               lambda: os.rename('DOES_NOT_EXIST', 'DOES_NOT_EXIST 2'))
 
-src_fd = os.open('README.md', os.O_RDONLY)
-dest_fd = os.open('destination.md', os.O_RDWR | os.O_CREAT)
-src_len = os.stat('README.md').st_size
+if hasattr(os, "sendfile"):
+    src_fd = os.open('README.md', os.O_RDONLY)
+    dest_fd = os.open('destination.md', os.O_RDWR | os.O_CREAT)
+    src_len = os.stat('README.md').st_size
 
-bytes_sent = os.sendfile(dest_fd, src_fd, 0, src_len)
-assert src_len == bytes_sent
+    bytes_sent = os.sendfile(dest_fd, src_fd, 0, src_len)
+    assert src_len == bytes_sent
 
-os.lseek(dest_fd, 0, 0)
-assert os.read(src_fd, src_len) == os.read(dest_fd, bytes_sent)
-os.close(src_fd)
-os.close(dest_fd)
+    os.lseek(dest_fd, 0, 0)
+    assert os.read(src_fd, src_len) == os.read(dest_fd, bytes_sent)
+    os.close(src_fd)
+    os.close(dest_fd)
 
 try:
     os.open('DOES_NOT_EXIST', 0)