diff --git a/tests/io_timeout.rs b/tests/io_timeout.rs
index 85a17ab75..3a2176090 100644
--- a/tests/io_timeout.rs
+++ b/tests/io_timeout.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use async_std::io;
 use async_std::task;
 
 #[test]
+#[ignore]
 #[should_panic(expected = "timed out")]
 fn io_timeout_timedout() {
     task::block_on(async {