diff --git a/Lib/test/test_weakref.py b/Lib/test/test_weakref.py

index 418481d..c2f8f19 100644

--- a/Lib/test/test_weakref.py

+++ b/Lib/test/test_weakref.py

@@ -601,6 +601,14 @@ class ReferencesTestCase(TestBase):

         del c1, c2, C, D

         gc.collect()

+    # In a debug build, this fails with:

+    #   AssertionError: Lists differ: [] != ['C went away']

+    #   Second list contains 1 additional elements.

+    #   First extra element 0:

+    #   C went away

+    #   - []

+    #   + ['C went away']

+    @unittest.skipIf(hasattr(sys, 'getobjects'), 'debug build')

     @test_support.requires_type_collecting

     def test_callback_in_cycle_resurrection(self):

         import gc