diff --git a/tests/p_cracklib/cracklib_passwordtest.sh b/tests/p_cracklib/cracklib_passwordtest.sh
index fb631bf..c3bd801 100755
--- a/tests/p_cracklib/cracklib_passwordtest.sh
+++ b/tests/p_cracklib/cracklib_passwordtest.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ t_Log "checking simple password"
 echo -e "testing" | cracklib-check | grep -q 'dictionary'
 t_CheckExitStatus $?
 
-t_Log "checking simplistic password"
-echo -e "1234_Hgi" | cracklib-check | grep -q 'simplistic'
-t_CheckExitStatus $?
+if (t_GetPkgRel basesystem | grep -q el5)
+then
+  t_Log "Simplistic password not checked on C5"
+else
+  t_Log "checking simplistic password"
+  echo -e "1234_Hgi" | cracklib-check | grep -q 'simplistic'
+  t_CheckExitStatus $?
+fi
 
 t_Log "checking complicated password"
 echo -e "1536_Hargi" | cracklib-check | grep -q 'OK'