diff --git a/src/net/net_fake.go b/src/net/net_fake.go
index 6b6fdc728e..525ff32296 100644
--- a/src/net/net_fake.go
+++ b/src/net/net_fake.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
@@ -513,6 +514,15 @@ func (pq *packetQueue) send(dt *deadlineTimer, b []byte, from sockaddr, block bo
 	if !block {
 		full = pq.full
 	}
+
+	// Before we check dt.expired, yield to other goroutines.
+	// This may help to prevent starvation of the goroutine that runs the
+	// deadlineTimer's time.After callback.
+	//
+	// TODO(#65178): Remove this when the runtime scheduler no longer starves
+	// runnable goroutines.
+	runtime.Gosched()
+
 	select {
 	case <-dt.expired:
 		return 0, os.ErrDeadlineExceeded
@@ -563,6 +573,15 @@ func (pq *packetQueue) recvfrom(dt *deadlineTimer, b []byte, wholePacket bool, c
 		// (Without this, TestZeroByteRead deadlocks.)
 		empty = pq.empty
 	}
+
+	// Before we check dt.expired, yield to other goroutines.
+	// This may help to prevent starvation of the goroutine that runs the
+	// deadlineTimer's time.After callback.
+	//
+	// TODO(#65178): Remove this when the runtime scheduler no longer starves
+	// runnable goroutines.
+	runtime.Gosched()
+
 	select {
 	case <-dt.expired:
 		return 0, nil, os.ErrDeadlineExceeded