diff --git a/tests/test-plugin.c b/tests/test-plugin.c
index 3b16042f..3b97c99b 100644
--- a/tests/test-plugin.c
+++ b/tests/test-plugin.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h> // exit()
 #include <string.h> // strlen()
+#include <unistd.h> // access()
 #include "libtest.h"
 
 // #define LARGEFILE (11 << 20)
@@ -193,6 +194,11 @@ int main(void)
 		}
 	};
 
+	if (access("./libs/libpluginname.so", R_OK) != 0
+		&& access("./libs/libpluginname.dll", R_OK) != 0
+		&& access("./libs/cygpluginname.dll", R_OK) != 0)
+		exit(77); // likely a static build
+
 	wget_test_start_server(
 			WGET_TEST_RESPONSE_URLS, &urls, countof(urls),
 			WGET_TEST_FEATURE_MHD,
diff --git a/unit-tests/test-dl.c b/unit-tests/test-dl.c
index 3e633727..dd1f0626 100644
--- a/unit-tests/test-dl.c
+++ b/unit-tests/test-dl.c
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ static void copy_file(const char *src, const char *dst)
 
 	printf("  Copying %s --> %s\n", src, dst);
 
-	libassert(stat(src, &statbuf) == 0);
+	if (stat(src, &statbuf) != 0)
+		exit(77); // likely a static build
+
 	libassert((sfd = open(src, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY)) >= 0);
 	libassert((dfd = open(dst, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_BINARY, statbuf.st_mode)) >= 0);
 	size_remain = statbuf.st_size;