diff --git a/init/test_kill_services/Android.bp b/init/test_kill_services/Android.bp
index 37361a813..ada87d804 100644
--- a/init/test_kill_services/Android.bp
+++ b/init/test_kill_services/Android.bp
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ package {
 cc_test {
     name: "init_kill_services_test",
     srcs: ["init_kill_services_test.cpp"],
-    shared_libs: ["libbase"],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
+        "libhidlbase",
+    ],
     test_suites: ["general-tests"],
 
     // TODO(b/153565474): switch back to auto-generation
diff --git a/init/test_kill_services/init_kill_services_test.cpp b/init/test_kill_services/init_kill_services_test.cpp
index 510ad8aee..3af92bb55 100644
--- a/init/test_kill_services/init_kill_services_test.cpp
+++ b/init/test_kill_services/init_kill_services_test.cpp
@@ -18,15 +18,20 @@
 
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android-base/properties.h>
+#include <hidl/ServiceManagement.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
 
 using ::android::base::GetProperty;
 using ::android::base::SetProperty;
 using ::android::base::WaitForProperty;
+using ::android::hardware::isHidlSupported;
 using std::literals::chrono_literals::operator""s;
 
 void ExpectKillingServiceRecovers(const std::string& service_name) {
+    if (!isHidlSupported() && service_name == "hwservicemanager") {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "No HIDL support on device so hwservicemanager will not be running";
+    }
     LOG(INFO) << "before we say hi to " << service_name << ", I can't have apexd around!";
 
     // b/280514080 - servicemanager will restart apexd, and apexd will restart the