diff --git a/misc/reboot/reboot_test.go b/misc/reboot/reboot_test.go
index 6bafc608b5..ef164d3232 100644
--- a/misc/reboot/reboot_test.go
+++ b/misc/reboot/reboot_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestRepeatBootstrap(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skipf("skipping test that rebuilds the entire toolchain")
+	}
+
 	goroot, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "reboot-goroot")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)