diff --git a/src/net/http/fcgi/fcgi_test.go b/src/net/http/fcgi/fcgi_test.go
index 4a27a12..59246c2 100644
--- a/src/net/http/fcgi/fcgi_test.go
+++ b/src/net/http/fcgi/fcgi_test.go
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@
 }
 
 func TestResponseWriterSniffsContentType(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("this test is flaky, see Issue 41167")
 	var tests = []struct {
 		name   string
 		body   string