--- a/packages/kernel/current/tests/except1.cxx
+++ b/packages/kernel/current/tests/except1.cxx
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@
 #define NTHREADS 1
 #include "testaux.hxx"
 
+static int d0;
+#ifdef CYGNUM_HAL_EXCEPTION_DATA_ACCESS
 static cyg_exception_handler handler0;
-static int d0;
 
 static void handler0(CYG_ADDRWORD data, cyg_code number, CYG_ADDRWORD info)
 {
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ static void handler0(CYG_ADDRWORD data, 
 
     CYG_TEST_PASS_FINISH("Except 1 OK");
 }
+#endif
 
 static void handler1(CYG_ADDRWORD data, cyg_code number, CYG_ADDRWORD info)
 {
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ static void handler1(CYG_ADDRWORD data, 
     CYG_TEST_CHECK((CYG_ADDRWORD)99 == info, "handler given wrong info");
 }
 
-
+#ifdef CYGNUM_HAL_EXCEPTION_DATA_ACCESS
 // The following function attempts to cause an exception in various
 // hacky ways.  It is machine dependent what exception is generated.
 // It does reads rather than writes hoping not to corrupt anything
@@ -101,10 +103,13 @@ void cause_exception(void)
         p+=0x100000;
     } while(p != 0);
 }
+#endif
 
 static void entry0( CYG_ADDRWORD data )
 {
+#ifdef CYGNUM_HAL_EXCEPTION_DATA_ACCESS
     cyg_code n;
+#endif
     cyg_exception_handler *old_handler, *old_handler1;
     CYG_ADDRWORD old_data, old_data1;
     Cyg_Thread *p=Cyg_Thread::self();
@@ -137,6 +142,8 @@ static void entry0( CYG_ADDRWORD data )
     p->deregister_exception(CYGNUM_HAL_EXCEPTION_MAX);
     p->deregister_exception(CYGNUM_HAL_EXCEPTION_MAX);
 
+#ifdef CYGNUM_HAL_EXCEPTION_DATA_ACCESS
+
 #if 0
 #elif defined(CYGPKG_HAL_POWERPC_SIM)
     // The exception generated by the SIM is not recognized by GDB.
@@ -161,6 +168,10 @@ static void entry0( CYG_ADDRWORD data )
     cause_exception();
 
     CYG_TEST_FAIL_FINISH("Couldn't cause exception");
+#else // CYGNUM_HAL_EXCEPTION_DATA_ACCESS
+    CYG_TEST_NA("Platform does not support data exceptions");
+#endif
+
 }
 
 #ifdef CYG_HAL_MIPS_TX39_JMR3904