diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sys.py b/Lib/test/test_sys.py
index 1d8e908efb0572..0e83e081d5e51d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sys.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sys.py
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ def test_getframemodulename(self):
             self.assertIs(f, f2)
         self.assertIsNone(sys._getframemodulename(i))
 
-    # sys._current_frames() is a CPython-only gimmick.
+    @support.cpython_only  # sys._current_frames() is a CPython-only gimmick.
     @threading_helper.reap_threads
     @threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
     def test_current_frames(self):