diff --git a/tests/event/test_futures.py b/tests/event/test_futures.py
index 6296d28f6c..de7d51068f 100644
--- a/tests/event/test_futures.py
+++ b/tests/event/test_futures.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def check_result(fut, expected):
         return False
 
     if sys.version_info < (3, 5):
-        return False
+        return True
 
     # Make sure that await also returns the values properly
     with pytest.raises(StopIteration) as e: