diff --git a/src/pkg/net/tcp_test.go b/src/pkg/net/tcp_test.go
index e3c79b2..15f46a1 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/tcp_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/tcp_test.go
@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@
 }
 
 func TestTCPReadWriteMallocs(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping malloc count in short mode")
+	}
 	maxMallocs := 10000
 	switch runtime.GOOS {
 	// Add other OSes if you know how many mallocs they do.