diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 223850220d9b..d0a15f6644bb 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -1114,7 +1114,8 @@ success_task:
         # TODO: issue #20548; These tests are new and mostly fail.
         # Ignore status until tests, scripts, and/or environment stabalize.
         # - podman_machine_windows
-        - podman_machine_mac
+        # TODO: Issue #20853; Tests mostly fail then timeout after an hour.
+        # - podman_machine_mac
         - local_system_test
         - local_system_test_aarch64
         - remote_system_test
diff --git a/contrib/cirrus/cirrus_yaml_test.py b/contrib/cirrus/cirrus_yaml_test.py
index 196b745a2dec..b21a3fd792fd 100755
--- a/contrib/cirrus/cirrus_yaml_test.py
+++ b/contrib/cirrus/cirrus_yaml_test.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class TestDependsOn(TestCaseBase):
 
     ALL_TASK_NAMES = None
     SUCCESS_DEPS_EXCLUDE = set(['success', 'bench_stuff', 'artifacts',
-        'release', 'release_test', 'podman_machine_windows'])
+        'release', 'release_test', 'podman_machine_windows', 'podman_machine_mac'])
 
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()