diff --git a/scikits/image/io/tests/test_collection.py b/scikits/image/io/tests/test_collection.py
index 2f74a89a..71fc0fde 100644
--- a/scikits/image/io/tests/test_collection.py
+++ b/scikits/image/io/tests/test_collection.py
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ class TestMultiImage():
     def setUp(self):
         # This multipage TIF file was created with imagemagick:
         # convert im1.tif im2.tif -adjoin multipage.tif
-        self.img = MultiImage(os.path.join(data_dir, 'multipage.tif'))
+        if PIL_available:
+            self.img = MultiImage(os.path.join(data_dir, 'multipage.tif'))
 
     @skipif(not PIL_available)
     def test_len(self):