diff --git a/tokio/tests/rt_threaded_alt.rs b/tokio/tests/rt_threaded_alt.rs
index 33af45e68bb..7d723605a27 100644
--- a/tokio/tests/rt_threaded_alt.rs
+++ b/tokio/tests/rt_threaded_alt.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ fn single_thread() {
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[ignore] // https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/issues/5995
 fn many_oneshot_futures() {
     // used for notifying the main thread
     const NUM: usize = 1_000;