diff --git a/t/lib/Quoter.t b/t/lib/Quoter.t
index 2c742f37..e9d4866a 100644
--- a/t/lib/Quoter.t
+++ b/t/lib/Quoter.t
@@ -194,11 +194,17 @@ SKIP: {
 					  . "]";
       $flat_string =~ s/\n/\\n/g;
 
-      is_deeply(
-         [ $q->deserialize_list($selsth->fetchrow_array()) ],
-         $serialize_tests[$test_index],
-         "Serialize $flat_string"
-      );
+      # diag($test_index);
+      SKIP: {
+         skip "DBD::mysql version $DBD::mysql::VERSION has utf8 bugs. "
+	    . "See https://bugs.launchpad.net/percona-toolkit/+bug/932327",
+            1 if $DBD::mysql::VERSION lt '4' && $test_index == 9;
+         is_deeply(
+            [ $q->deserialize_list($selsth->fetchrow_array()) ],
+            $serialize_tests[$test_index],
+            "Serialize $flat_string"
+         );
+      }
    }
 
    $sth->finish();
diff --git a/t/pt-archiver/issue_1229.t b/t/pt-archiver/issue_1229.t
index 277144e7..cb47f23c 100644
--- a/t/pt-archiver/issue_1229.t
+++ b/t/pt-archiver/issue_1229.t
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ my $dbh = $sb->get_dbh_for('master');
 if ( !$dbh ) {
    plan skip_all => 'Cannot connect to sandbox master';
 }
+elsif ( $DBD::mysql::VERSION lt '4' ) {
+   plan skip_all => "DBD::mysql version $DBD::mysql::VERSION has utf8 bugs. "
+	. "See https://bugs.launchpad.net/percona-toolkit/+bug/932327";
+}
 else {
    plan tests => 3;
 }