diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/job.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/job.rs
index 608ca318c8..49796c900c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/job.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/job.rs
@@ -285,7 +285,10 @@ fn killing_job_removes_it_from_table() {
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "[true, true, true, true]");
 }
 
+// this test is unreliable on the macOS CI, but it worked fine for a couple months.
+// still works on other operating systems.
 #[test]
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
 fn killing_job_kills_pids() {
     let actual = nu!(format!(
         r#"