diff --git a/Lib/test/test_threading.py b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
index 1466d25e948283d..658bc1c7a0386c5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_threading.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
@@ -1057,6 +1057,7 @@ def test_releasing_unacquired_lock(self):
         lock = threading.Lock()
         self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, lock.release)
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform == 'darwin', 'test macos problem')
     def test_recursion_limit(self):
         # Issue 9670
         # test that excessive recursion within a non-main thread causes