diff --git a/tests/parallel/tblocking_channel.nim b/tests/parallel/tblocking_channel.nim
index 6ec0e15883..eb5fcb7159 100644
--- a/tests/parallel/tblocking_channel.nim
+++ b/tests/parallel/tblocking_channel.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 discard """
 output: ""
+disabled: "freebsd"
 """
+# disabled pending bug #15725
 import threadpool, os
 
 var chan: Channel[int]