diff --git a/tests/test_pytypes.cpp b/tests/test_pytypes.cpp
index 82c11468e..e2cca7560 100644
--- a/tests/test_pytypes.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_pytypes.cpp
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@ TEST_SUBMODULE(pytypes, m) {
     m.attr("defined_PYBIND11_TEST_PYTYPES_HAS_RANGES") = false;
 #endif
 
+#if defined(PYBIND11_CPP17)
     m.attr_with_type<py::typing::List<int>>("list_int") = py::list();
     m.attr_with_type<py::typing::Set<py::str>>("set_str") = py::set();
 
@@ -1014,4 +1015,8 @@ TEST_SUBMODULE(pytypes, m) {
     point.attr_with_type<py::typing::Dict<py::str, int>>("dict_str_int") = py::dict();
 
     m.attr_with_type<py::typing::Final<int>>("CONST_INT") = 3;
+    m.attr("defined_PYBIND11_CPP17") = true;
+#else
+    m.attr("defined_PYBIND11_CPP17") = false;
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_pytypes.py b/tests/test_pytypes.py
index 44f161a14..9ae2f4ff9 100644
--- a/tests/test_pytypes.py
+++ b/tests/test_pytypes.py
@@ -1105,19 +1105,24 @@ def test_dict_ranges(tested_dict, expected):
 
 # https://docs.python.org/3/howto/annotations.html#accessing-the-annotations-dict-of-an-object-in-python-3-9-and-older
 def get_annotations_helper(o):
-    print(dir(o))
     if isinstance(o, type):
         return o.__dict__.get("__annotations__", {})
     return getattr(o, "__annotations__", {})
 
-
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not m.defined_PYBIND11_CPP17,
+    reason="C++17 Position Independent Code not available",
+)
 def test_module_attribute_types() -> None:
     module_annotations = get_annotations_helper(m)
 
     assert module_annotations["list_int"] == "list[int]"
     assert module_annotations["set_str"] == "set[str]"
 
-
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not m.defined_PYBIND11_CPP17,
+    reason="C++17 Position Independent Code not available",
+)
 def test_class_attribute_types() -> None:
     empty_annotations = get_annotations_helper(m.EmptyAnnotationClass)
     annotations = get_annotations_helper(m.Point)
@@ -1126,7 +1131,10 @@ def test_class_attribute_types() -> None:
     assert annotations["x"] == "float"
     assert annotations["dict_str_int"] == "dict[str, int]"
 
-
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not m.defined_PYBIND11_CPP17,
+    reason="C++17 Position Independent Code not available",
+)
 def test_final_annotation() -> None:
     module_annotations = get_annotations_helper(m)
     assert module_annotations["CONST_INT"] == "Final[int]"