--- /dev/null
+#!perl -T
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+BEGIN { $ENV{PERL_FORCE_TEST_THREADS} = 1 }
+
+use Test::More tests => 1;
+
+local $@;
+eval 'use VPIT::TestHelpers "threads";';
+like $@, qr/was loaded too soon/, 'cannot use the threads feature after Test::More was loaded';