diff --git a/utilities/backupable/backupable_db_test.cc b/utilities/backupable/backupable_db_test.cc
index 89d1b6208a..fd2bf87f34 100644
--- a/utilities/backupable/backupable_db_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/backupable/backupable_db_test.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file. See the AUTHORS file for names of contributors.
 
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
+
 #include <string>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -1168,3 +1170,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
   return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 }
+
+#else
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  fprintf(stderr, "SKIPPED as BackupableDB is not supported in ROCKSDB_LITE\n");
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#endif  // !ROCKSDB_LITE