diff --git a/lib/std/Io/RwLock.zig b/lib/std/Io/RwLock.zig
index de9bf86f36..7a445033db 100644
--- a/lib/std/Io/RwLock.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Io/RwLock.zig
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ test "concurrent access" {
 }
 
 test "lock canceling" {
+    if (builtin.cpu.arch.isSPARC() and builtin.os.tag == .linux) return error.SkipZigTest; // https://codeberg.org/ziglang/zig/issues/35347
+
     const io = testing.io;
 
     var rl: Io.RwLock = .init;