diff --git a/base/mp_resetoption.sas b/base/mp_resetoption.sas
index 796dc65..ac6ea7b 100644
--- a/base/mp_resetoption.sas
+++ b/base/mp_resetoption.sas
@@ -21,15 +21,19 @@ https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/2012/08/14/jedi-sas-tricks-reset-sas-s
 %macro mp_resetoption(option /* the option to reset */
 )/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
 
-data _null_;
-  length code  $1500;
-  startup=getoption("&option",'startupvalue');
-  current=getoption("&option");
-  if startup ne current then do;
-    code =cat('OPTIONS ',getoption("&option",'keyword','startupvalue'),';');
-    putlog "NOTE: Resetting system option: " code ;
-    call execute(code );
-  end;
-run;
-
+%if "%substr(&sysver,1,1)" ne "4" and "%substr(&sysver,1,1)" ne "5" %then %do;
+  data _null_;
+    length code  $1500;
+    startup=getoption("&option",'startupvalue');
+    current=getoption("&option");
+    if startup ne current then do;
+      code =cat('OPTIONS ',getoption("&option",'keyword','startupvalue'),';');
+      putlog "NOTE: Resetting system option: " code ;
+      call execute(code );
+    end;
+  run;
+%end;
+%else %do;
+  %put &sysmacroname: reset option feature unavailable on &sysvlong;
+%end;
 %mend mp_resetoption;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/crossplatform/mp_resetoption.test.sas b/tests/crossplatform/mp_resetoption.test.sas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3413fb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/crossplatform/mp_resetoption.test.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Testing mp_resetoption macro
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mp_assert.sas
+  @li mp_assertscope.sas
+  @li mp_resetoption.sas
+
+**/
+
+
+%let orig=%sysfunc(getoption(obs));
+
+options obs=30;
+
+%mp_assertscope(SNAPSHOT)
+%mp_resetoption(OBS)
+%mp_assertscope(COMPARE)
+
+%let new=%sysfunc(ifc(
+  "%substr(&sysver,1,1)" ne "4" and "%substr(&sysver,1,1)" ne "5",
+  %sysfunc(getoption(obs)), /* test it worked */
+  &orig /* cannot test as option unavailable */
+));
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(&new=&orig),
+  desc=Checking option was reset (if reset option available),
+  outds=work.test_results
+)