diff --git a/gio/tests/socket.c b/gio/tests/socket.c
index c1c1bcf41..e7aadbd63 100644
--- a/gio/tests/socket.c
+++ b/gio/tests/socket.c
@@ -1621,6 +1621,10 @@ test_source_postmortem (void)
 static void
 test_reuse_tcp (void)
 {
+#if 1
+  g_test_skip ("Test is currently failing due to a kernel bug; see https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2879");
+  return;
+#else
   GSocket *sock1, *sock2;
   GError *error = NULL;
   GInetAddress *iaddr;
@@ -1657,6 +1661,7 @@ test_reuse_tcp (void)
 
   g_object_unref (sock1);
   g_object_unref (sock2);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void