diff --git a/test/parallel/parallel.status b/test/parallel/parallel.status
index ffe3505021b522..dd25e712512b23 100644
--- a/test/parallel/parallel.status
+++ b/test/parallel/parallel.status
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ prefix parallel
 test-crypto-keygen: PASS,FLAKY
 # https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/41201
 test-fs-rmdir-recursive: PASS, FLAKY
+# https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/49985
+test-runner-watch-mode: PASS, FLAKY
 
 # Windows on ARM
 [$system==win32 && $arch==arm64]