diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rsabigexponent/bigkey.c b/bin/tests/system/rsabigexponent/bigkey.c
index e0a82abe45..f3358e0d54 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/rsabigexponent/bigkey.c
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rsabigexponent/bigkey.c
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	UNUSED(argc);
 	UNUSED(argv);
 
+#if !USE_PKCS11
+
 	rsa = RSA_new();
 	e = BN_new();
 	pkey = EVP_PKEY_new();
@@ -149,6 +151,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	dns_name_destroy();
 	isc_mem_destroy(&mctx);
 	return (0);
+#else /* !USE_PKCS11 */
+	return (1);
+#endif /* !USE_PKC11 */
 }
 
 /*! \file */
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rsabigexponent/prereq.sh b/bin/tests/system/rsabigexponent/prereq.sh
index aaca684d62..2ee132d669 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/rsabigexponent/prereq.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rsabigexponent/prereq.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if $BIGKEY > /dev/null 2>&1
 then
     rm -f Kexample.*
 else
-    echo_i "This test requires cryptography" >&2
-    echo_i "configure with --with-openssl, or --with-pkcs11 and --enable-native-pkcs11" >&2
+    echo_i "This test requires OpenSSL cryptography provider" >&2
+    echo_i "configure with --with-openssl, and make sure you disable --with-pkcs11 and --enable-native-pkcs11" >&2
     exit 255
 fi