diff --git a/Lib/test/test_capi/test_misc.py b/Lib/test/test_capi/test_misc.py
index 58e1a83da5c146..ccec27d3e0b64c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_capi/test_misc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_capi/test_misc.py
@@ -1406,6 +1406,7 @@ def wait_for_result(self):
             while self.result is None:
                 time.sleep(0.01)
 
+    @threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
     def test_subthreads_can_handle_pending_calls(self):
         payload = 'Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!'
 
@@ -1421,6 +1422,7 @@ def do_the_work():
 
         self.assertEqual(task.result, payload)
 
+    @threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
     def test_many_subthreads_can_handle_pending_calls(self):
         main_tid = threading.get_ident()
         self.assertEqual(threading.main_thread().ident, main_tid)