diff --git a/S03-operators/arith.t b/S03-operators/arith.t
index 16de608153..bd47d7cdd1 100644
--- a/S03-operators/arith.t
+++ b/S03-operators/arith.t
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ All uses of a zero modulus or divisor should 'die', and the
     throws-like { my $x := 0; 3 mod $x }, X::Numeric::DivideByZero,
         'Modulo zero with infix:<mod> dies and is catchable with VRef variables';
 
+    #?rakudo.jvm 3 skip 'RT #126673'
     throws-like { say 3 % 0 }, X::Numeric::DivideByZero,
 #        expectedn => Int,
 #        gotn      => Failure,
diff --git a/S04-exceptions/fail.t b/S04-exceptions/fail.t
index 1e74876ab7..275882dcaa 100644
--- a/S04-exceptions/fail.t
+++ b/S04-exceptions/fail.t
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ given (Failure.new()) {
 }
 
 # RT #64990
+#?rakudo.jvm skip 'RT #126673'
 {
     our Int sub rt64990 { fail() }
     ok rt64990() ~~ Failure, 'sub typed Int can fail()';