diff --git a/spec/rspec/mocks/any_instance_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/mocks/any_instance_spec.rb
index 19a4017e5..b6b32d5d5 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/mocks/any_instance_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/mocks/any_instance_spec.rb
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ def call(*args)
 
       context 'when used in conjunction with a `dup`' do
         it "doesn't cause an infinite loop" do
-          pending "This intermittently fails on JRuby" if RUBY_PLATFORM == 'java'
+          skip "This intermittently fails on JRuby" if RUBY_PLATFORM == 'java'
 
           Object.any_instance.stub(:some_method)
           o = Object.new