diff --git a/test/parallel/parallel.status b/test/parallel/parallel.status
index d96540a4889c7c..84888f12635aaf 100644
--- a/test/parallel/parallel.status
+++ b/test/parallel/parallel.status
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ test-domain-error-types: PASS,FLAKY
 # https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/47420
 test-file-write-stream4: PASS,FLAKY
 
+[$system==linux || $system==win32]
+# https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/49605
+test-runner-watch-mode: PASS,FLAKY
+
 [$system==macos]
 # https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/42741
 test-http-server-headers-timeout-keepalive: PASS,FLAKY