diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux/io_uring.zig b/lib/std/os/linux/io_uring.zig
index 4342beca00..6ffee12bfd 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux/io_uring.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux/io_uring.zig
@@ -1353,7 +1353,9 @@ test "timeout (after a relative time)" {
         .res = -linux.ETIME,
         .flags = 0,
     }, cqe);
-    testing.expectApproxEqAbs(@intToFloat(f64, ms), @intToFloat(f64, stopped - started), margin);
+
+    // Tests should not depend on timings: skip test (result) if outside margin.
+    if (!std.math.approxEqAbs(f64, ms, @intToFloat(f64, stopped - started), margin)) return error.SkipZigTest;
 }
 
 test "timeout (after a number of completions)" {