diff --git a/test/units/TEST-38-FREEZER.sh b/test/units/TEST-38-FREEZER.sh
index 07597843e2..4c483df46a 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-38-FREEZER.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-38-FREEZER.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ set -o pipefail
 # shellcheck source=test/units/test-control.sh
 . "$(dirname "$0")"/test-control.sh
 
+if [[ -n "${COVERAGE_BUILD_DIR:-}" ]]; then
+    echo "TEST-38-FREEZER freezes when systemd is built with coverage enabled" >/skipped
+    exit 77
+fi
+
 systemd-analyze log-level debug
 
 unit=TEST-38-FREEZER-sleep.service