diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_subprocess.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_subprocess.py
index fe8cfa61b1b2d5..40f17b8f1a0079 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_subprocess.py
@@ -676,6 +676,8 @@ class SubprocessThreadedWatcherTests(SubprocessWatcherMixin,
 
         Watcher = unix_events.ThreadedChildWatcher
 
+    @unittest.skip("bpo-38323: MultiLoopChildWatcher has a race condition \
+                    and these tests can hang the test suite")
     class SubprocessMultiLoopWatcherTests(SubprocessWatcherMixin,
                                           test_utils.TestCase):