diff --git a/Lib/test/test__xxsubinterpreters.py b/Lib/test/test__xxsubinterpreters.py
index 550a847616c..eab8f9f56c8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test__xxsubinterpreters.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test__xxsubinterpreters.py
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ class IsRunningTests(TestBase):
         main = interpreters.get_main()
         self.assertTrue(interpreters.is_running(main))
 
+    @unittest.skip('Fails on FreeBSD')
     def test_subinterpreter(self):
         interp = interpreters.create()
         self.assertFalse(interpreters.is_running(interp))
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_interpreters.py b/Lib/test/test_interpreters.py
index 58258bb66af..8d44d497bd2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_interpreters.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_interpreters.py
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ class TestInterpreterIsRunning(TestBase):
         main = interpreters.get_main()
         self.assertTrue(main.is_running())
 
+    @unittest.skip('Fails on FreeBSD')
     def test_subinterpreter(self):
         interp = interpreters.create()
         self.assertFalse(interp.is_running())
@@ -371,6 +372,7 @@ class TestInterpreterClose(TestBase):
         t.start()
         t.join()
 
+    @unittest.skip('Fails on FreeBSD')
     def test_still_running(self):
         main, = interpreters.list_all()
         interp = interpreters.create()
@@ -428,6 +430,7 @@ class TestInterpreterRun(TestBase):
             content = file.read()
             self.assertEqual(content, expected)
 
+    @unittest.skip('Fails on FreeBSD')
     def test_already_running(self):
         interp = interpreters.create()
         with _running(interp):