diff --git a/pyutilib/component/loader/tests/test_egg.py b/pyutilib/component/loader/tests/test_egg.py
index c8674d0..7126e5c 100644
--- a/pyutilib/component/loader/tests/test_egg.py
+++ b/pyutilib/component/loader/tests/test_egg.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 
 @unittest.skipIf(not pkg_resources_avail, "Cannot import 'pkg_resources'")
+@unittest.skipIf(sys.hexversion >= 0x03090000, "Example eggs not generated for python >= 3.9")
 class Test(pyutilib.th.TestCase):
 
     def test_egg1(self):