diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zstd.py b/Lib/test/test_zstd.py
index 713294c4c27685..83d922d9cf22ac 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zstd.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zstd.py
@@ -2426,6 +2426,7 @@ 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')