diff --git a/python-distributed.changes b/python-distributed.changes
index f4b5345..7e97af3 100644
--- a/python-distributed.changes
+++ b/python-distributed.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 25 09:53:38 UTC 2025 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Skip two tests causing frequent timeouts
+  * gh#dask/distributed#9052
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Sep 17 10:42:04 UTC 2025 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-distributed.spec b/python-distributed.spec
index af65f03..2e46ce6 100644
--- a/python-distributed.spec
+++ b/python-distributed.spec
@@ -190,8 +190,10 @@ donttest+=" or (test_client and test_quiet_close_process)"
 donttest+=" or (test_statistical_profiling_cycle)"
 # pytest7 on py312: returns len==2 instead of 1
 donttest+=" or test_computation_object_code_dask_compute"
-# flakey on 3.10
+# flaky on 3.10
 donttest+=" or (test_client_worker)"
+# flaky timeouts: https://github.com/dask/distributed/issues/9052
+donttest+=" or (test_tls_functional and (test_nanny or test_retire_workers))
 if [[ $(getconf LONG_BIT) -eq 32 ]]; then
   # OverflowError -- https://github.com/dask/distributed/issues/5252
   donttest+=" or test_ensure_spilled_immediately"