diff --git a/Lib/test/test_property.py b/Lib/test/test_property.py
index 953431504a7247..c7686a67cf52fb 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_property.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_property.py
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ class PropertySubSlots(property):
 
 class PropertySubclassTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    @support.requires_docstrings
     def test_slots_docstring_copy_exception(self):
         try:
             class Foo(object):