diff --git a/test cases/fortran/12 submodule/meson.build b/test cases/fortran/12 submodule/meson.build
index 624e56772..204a36b44 100644
--- a/test cases/fortran/12 submodule/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/fortran/12 submodule/meson.build	
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 project('submodule single level', 'fortran',
   meson_version: '>= 0.50.0')
 
+fortc = meson.get_compiler('fortran')
+if fortc.get_id() == 'gcc' and fortc.version().version_compare('<6.0')
+  error('MESON_SKIP_TEST need gfortran >= 6.0 for submodule support')
+endif
+
 hier2 = executable('single', 'parent.f90', 'child.f90')
 test('single-level hierarchy', hier2)