diff --git a/src/sage/graphs/generic_graph.py b/src/sage/graphs/generic_graph.py
index 3ae14de7877..99d05471e99 100644
--- a/src/sage/graphs/generic_graph.py
+++ b/src/sage/graphs/generic_graph.py
@@ -7358,6 +7358,24 @@ def edge_disjoint_spanning_trees(self, k, algorithm=None, root=None, solver=None
                 p.add_constraint(pos[root, c] + BFS[u] <= pos[u, c])
 
         # We now solve this program and extract the solution
+        try:
+            # The MIP approach with GLPK is prone to compiler and
+            # optimization-level weirdness on some hardware:
+            #
+            #   * https://github.com/sagemath/sage/issues/34575
+            #   * https://github.com/sagemath/sage/issues/38831
+            #
+            # Disabling the presolver manages to perturb reality just
+            # enough in the one scenario that we doctest explicitly to
+            # "fix" the problem. It's also limited enough in scope
+            # that it probably hasn't badly broken some other use
+            # case.
+            p.solver_parameter("presolve_intopt", False)
+        except KeyError, NotImplementedError, ValueError:
+            # Must not be using GLPK. The specific exception raised
+            # depends on the backend; note that several of them live
+            # outside of the main sagelib repository.
+            pass
         try:
             p.solve(log=verbose)
         except MIPSolverException: