diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tracemalloc.py b/Lib/test/test_tracemalloc.py
index da2db28775578a..a848363fcd1de9 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tracemalloc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tracemalloc.py
@@ -1103,6 +1103,8 @@ def test_stop_untrack(self):
 
     @unittest.skipIf(_testcapi is None, 'need _testcapi')
     @threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
+    # gh-128679: Test crash on a debug build (especially on FreeBSD).
+    @unittest.skipIf(support.Py_DEBUG, 'need release build')
     def test_tracemalloc_track_race(self):
         # gh-128679: Test fix for tracemalloc.stop() race condition
         _testcapi.tracemalloc_track_race()