diff --git a/large_objects_test.go b/large_objects_test.go
index ed50f054..71e2df73 100644
--- a/large_objects_test.go
+++ b/large_objects_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ func TestLargeObjects(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	if conn.PgConn().ParameterStatus("crdb_version") != "" {
+		t.Skip("Server does support large objects")
+	}
+
 	tx, err := conn.Begin(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -48,6 +52,10 @@ func TestLargeObjectsPreferSimpleProtocol(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	if conn.PgConn().ParameterStatus("crdb_version") != "" {
+		t.Skip("Server does support large objects")
+	}
+
 	tx, err := conn.Begin(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -165,6 +173,10 @@ func TestLargeObjectsMultipleTransactions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	if conn.PgConn().ParameterStatus("crdb_version") != "" {
+		t.Skip("Server does support large objects")
+	}
+
 	tx, err := conn.Begin(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)