--- t/basic.t
+++ t/basic.t
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ use warnings;
 use Test::Fatal;
 use Test::More;
 
-use Test::Requires {
-    'Test::Output' => '0.16',
-};
+BEGIN {
+    eval "use Test::Output 0.16;";
+    plan skip_all => "Test::Output 0.16 is required for this test" if $@;
+}
 
 plan tests => 25;