diff --git a/vfs/file_test.go b/vfs/file_test.go
index cf1c1f195..7a07c9486 100644
--- a/vfs/file_test.go
+++ b/vfs/file_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/operations"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fstest"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fstest/mockfs"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fstest/mockobject"
@@ -246,6 +247,10 @@ func testFileRename(t *testing.T, mode CacheMode) {
 	defer r.Finalise()
 	vfs, file, item := fileCreate(t, r, mode)
 
+	if !operations.CanServerSideMove(r.Fremote) {
+		t.Skip("skip as can't rename files")
+	}
+
 	rootDir, err := vfs.Root()
 	require.NoError(t, err)