diff --git a/test/unit/eval/typval_spec.lua b/test/unit/eval/typval_spec.lua
index c69c9b0fae..4e3b461396 100644
--- a/test/unit/eval/typval_spec.lua
+++ b/test/unit/eval/typval_spec.lua
@@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ describe('typval.c', function()
           return lib.tv_dict_extend(d1, d2, action)
         end, emsg)
       end
-      itp('works', function()
+      pending('works (skip due to flakiness)', function()
         local d1 = dict()
         alloc_log:check({ a.dict(d1) })
         eq({}, dct2tbl(d1))