diff --git a/test/ruby/test_variable.rb b/test/ruby/test_variable.rb
index fc2580654dafc8..a291aa4fecf78c 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_variable.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_variable.rb
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ def test_external_ivars
   end
 
   def test_exivar_resize_with_compaction_stress
+    omit "compaction doesn't work well on s390x" if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /s390x/ # https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/5077
     objs = 10_000.times.map do
       ExIvar.new
     end