diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index 8bf555cf2..7f47f62b6 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ gio_tests = {
   'sleepy-stream' : {},
   'socket' : {},
   'socket-listener' : {},
-  'socket-service' : {},
+  'socket-service' : { 'suite': ['flaky'] },
   'srvtarget' : {},
   'task' : {},
   'vfs' : {},