diff --git a/Lib/test/test_venv.py b/Lib/test/test_venv.py
index c39c83f9d0a5c3..8b27ce18be178d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_venv.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_venv.py
@@ -518,6 +518,8 @@ def test_special_chars_bash(self):
 
     # gh-124651: test quoted strings
     @unittest.skipIf(os.name == 'nt', 'contains invalid characters on Windows')
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith('netbsd'),
+                     "NetBSD csh fails with quoted special chars; see gh-139308")
     def test_special_chars_csh(self):
         """
         Test that the template strings are quoted properly (csh)