--- a/Lib/test/test_io.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_io.py
@@ -2970,6 +2970,7 @@
         self.check_interrupted_read_retry(lambda x: x,
                                           mode="r")
 
+    @unittest.skip('rhbz#732998')
     @unittest.skipUnless(threading, 'Threading required for this test.')
     def check_interrupted_write_retry(self, item, **fdopen_kwargs):
         """Check that a buffered write, when it gets interrupted (either