diff --git a/mysql-test/include/galera_have_debug_sync.inc b/mysql-test/include/galera_have_debug_sync.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..21e7b3c88c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/include/galera_have_debug_sync.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--disable_query_log
+
+--let $galera_have_debug_sync = `SELECT 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_STATUS WHERE VARIABLE_NAME = 'wsrep_debug_sync_waiters'`
+
+--if (!$galera_have_debug_sync) {
+	--skip Test requires Galera debug library with debug_sync functionality
+}
+
+--enable_query_log
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/wsrep/t/variables.test b/mysql-test/suite/wsrep/t/variables.test
index 1a2ab2579a5..15b69f8b7f6 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/wsrep/t/variables.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/wsrep/t/variables.test
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --source include/have_wsrep.inc
+--source include/galera_have_debug_sync.inc
 
 SET @wsrep_provider_options_saved= @@global.wsrep_provider_options;
 SET @wsrep_cluster_address_saved= @@global.wsrep_cluster_address;