diff --git a/r/tests/testthat/test-parquet.R b/r/tests/testthat/test-parquet.R
index dbafd5d62c7ce..1737b7100c844 100644
--- a/r/tests/testthat/test-parquet.R
+++ b/r/tests/testthat/test-parquet.R
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ test_that("Maps are preserved when writing/reading from Parquet", {
 })
 
 test_that("read_parquet() and write_parquet() accept connection objects", {
+  skip_if_not_available("snappy")
+
   tf <- tempfile()
   on.exit(unlink(tf))