diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zstd.py b/Lib/test/test_zstd.py
index 541db4441b035c..53ca592ea38828 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zstd.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zstd.py
@@ -2430,6 +2430,7 @@ def test_buffer_protocol(self):
             self.assertEqual(f.write(arr), LENGTH)
             self.assertEqual(f.tell(), LENGTH)
 
+@unittest.skip("it fails for now, see gh-133885")
 class FreeThreadingMethodTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(Py_GIL_DISABLED, 'this test can only possibly fail with GIL disabled')