diff --git a/apitools/base/protorpclite/descriptor_test.py b/apitools/base/protorpclite/descriptor_test.py
index fc27ec4..d518e24 100644
--- a/apitools/base/protorpclite/descriptor_test.py
+++ b/apitools/base/protorpclite/descriptor_test.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 """Tests for apitools.base.protorpclite.descriptor."""
+import sys
 import platform
 import types
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class DescribeEnumTest(test_util.TestCase):
         described.check_initialized()
         self.assertEquals(expected, described)
 
-    @unittest2.skipIf('PyPy' in platform.python_implementation(),
+    @unittest2.skipIf('PyPy' in platform.python_implementation() or sys.hexversion >= 0x03060000,
                       'todo: reenable this')
     def testEnumWithItems(self):
         class EnumWithItems(messages.Enum):