diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in b/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
index fca2d3ff5..1ce048ac4 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
@@ -124,10 +124,11 @@ VALGRIND_OPT += --suppressions=pythonswig.supp
 python_flatstaticmethod.cpptest: SWIGOPT += -flatstaticmethod
 
 # Make sure just python_runtime_data_builtin.i uses the -builtin option. Note: does not use python_runtime_data.list for all steps.
+# PY_ABI_VER is unset for python_runtime_data_builtin because stable ABI is not supported by builtin
 python_runtime_data.multicpptest: override SWIG_FEATURES := $(filter-out -builtin,$(SWIG_FEATURES))
 python_runtime_data.multicpptest: override SWIGOPT := $(filter-out -builtin,$(SWIGOPT))
 python_runtime_data.multicpptest: swig_and_compile_multi_cpp = \
-	$(call swig_and_compile_cpp_helper,python_runtime_data_builtin,'$(SWIGOPT) -builtin') && \
+	$(call swig_and_compile_cpp_helper,python_runtime_data_builtin,'$(SWIGOPT) -builtin' PY_ABI_VER=) && \
 	$(call swig_and_compile_cpp_helper,python_runtime_data_nobuiltin,'$(SWIGOPT)')
 
 # Rules for the different types of tests
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python_runtime_data_builtin.i b/Examples/test-suite/python_runtime_data_builtin.i
index 546ccda52..c7933762a 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python_runtime_data_builtin.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python_runtime_data_builtin.i
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 %module python_runtime_data_builtin
 
+#if defined(SWIGPYTHON_BUILTIN)
 %begin %{
 #if defined(Py_LIMITED_API)
 #undef Py_LIMITED_API // not yet supported by builtin
 #endif
 %}
+#endif
 
 %inline %{
 #ifdef SWIGPYTHON_BUILTIN