diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/stack_test.go b/src/pkg/runtime/stack_test.go
index 6b38af82c1..e131ed94ed 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/stack_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/stack_test.go
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ func TestStackMem(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test stack growing in different contexts.
 func TestStackGrowth(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping test in short mode")
+	}
 	t.Parallel()
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup