diff --git a/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/signjar-test.xml b/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/signjar-test.xml
index 7cff520d1..1e382fdd3 100644
--- a/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/signjar-test.xml
+++ b/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/signjar-test.xml
@@ -284,11 +284,11 @@
     </au:expectfailure>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="testVerifyJarStrict" depends="basic">
+  <target name="testVerifyJarStrict" depends="basic" if="jdk1.7+">
     <verify-base jar="${signtest.jar}" strict="true"/>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="testVerifyJarStrictPKCS12" depends="basic-pkcs12"
+  <target name="testVerifyJarStrictPKCS12" depends="basic-pkcs12" if="jdk1.7+"
           description="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=62194">
     <verify-base-pkcs12 jar="${signtest.jar}" strict="true"/>
   </target>