diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 5fc435f..5668e25 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ gem "ansi"
 gem "appraisal"
 gem "byebug"
 gem "dalli"
-gem "memcached", "~> 1.8.0"
+gem "memcached", "~> 1.8.0" if RUBY_VERSION < "3.3.0"
 gem "minitest"
 gem "mocha"
 gem "mysql2"
diff --git a/test/unit/memcached_test.rb b/test/unit/memcached_test.rb
index c02bf22..13e50bd 100644
--- a/test/unit/memcached_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/memcached_test.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 class MemcachedTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def setup
+    skip "memcached is currently not supported on Ruby #{RUBY_VERSION} as the gem does not compile" unless RUBY_VERSION < "3.3.0"
     TimeBandits.time_bandits = []
     TimeBandits.add TimeBandits::TimeConsumers::Memcached
     TimeBandits.reset