diff --git a/tests/float/cmath_dunder.py b/tests/float/cmath_dunder.py
index 3526341510e9..909894d9f850 100644
--- a/tests/float/cmath_dunder.py
+++ b/tests/float/cmath_dunder.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def __float__(self):
 
 class TestComplex:
     def __complex__(self):
-        return 1j + 10
+        return complex(10, 1)
 
 
 for clas in TestFloat, TestComplex:
diff --git a/tests/run-tests.py b/tests/run-tests.py
index e548059b1cea..03269a9f1ce3 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests.py
+++ b/tests/run-tests.py
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ def run_tests(pyb, tests, args, result_dir, num_threads=1):
     if not has_complex:
         skip_tests.add("float/complex1.py")
         skip_tests.add("float/complex1_intbig.py")
+        skip_tests.add("float/complex_reverse_op.py")
         skip_tests.add("float/complex_special_methods.py")
         skip_tests.add("float/int_big_float.py")
         skip_tests.add("float/true_value.py")