diff --git a/tests/hghave.py b/tests/hghave.py
--- a/tests/hghave.py
+++ b/tests/hghave.py
@@ -357,6 +357,10 @@ def has_gpg():
 def has_gpg2():
     return matchoutput('gpg --version 2>&1', br'GnuPG[^0-9]+2\.')
 
+@check("gpg21", "gpg client v2.1+")
+def has_gpg21():
+    return matchoutput('gpg --version 2>&1', br'GnuPG[^0-9]+2\.(?!0)')
+
 @check("unix-permissions", "unix-style permissions")
 def has_unix_permissions():
     d = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir='.', prefix=tempprefix)
diff --git a/tests/test-gpg.t b/tests/test-gpg.t
--- a/tests/test-gpg.t
+++ b/tests/test-gpg.t
@@ -12,11 +12,16 @@ Test the GPG extension
   $ GNUPGHOME="$TESTTMP/gpg"; export GNUPGHOME
   $ cp -R "$TESTDIR/gpg" "$GNUPGHOME"
 
-Start gpg-agent, which is required by GnuPG v2, and migrate secret keys
+Start gpg-agent, which is required by GnuPG v2
+
+#if gpg21
+  $ gpg-connect-agent -q --subst /serverpid '/echo ${get serverpid}' /bye \
+  > >> $DAEMON_PIDS
+#endif
+
+and migrate secret keys
 
 #if gpg2
-  $ gpg-connect-agent -q --subst /serverpid '/echo ${get serverpid}' /bye \
-  > >> $DAEMON_PIDS
   $ gpg --no-permission-warning --no-secmem-warning --list-secret-keys \
   > > /dev/null 2>&1
 #endif