diff --git a/turbopack/crates/turbo-tasks-testing/tests/performance.rs b/turbopack/crates/turbo-tasks-testing/tests/performance.rs
index 412b0b07988fa..1392bd154f574 100644
--- a/turbopack/crates/turbo-tasks-testing/tests/performance.rs
+++ b/turbopack/crates/turbo-tasks-testing/tests/performance.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ const COUNT2: u32 = 2000;
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn many_calls_to_many_children() {
+    if matches!(
+        std::env::var("TURBOPACK_TEST_PERFORMANCE").ok().as_deref(),
+        None | Some("") | Some("no") | Some("false")
+    ) {
+        println!("Skipping test, pass `TURBOPACK_TEST_PERFORMANCE=yes` to run it");
+        return;
+    }
+
     run(&REGISTRATION, || async {
         // The first call will actually execute many_children and its children.
         let start = std::time::Instant::now();