diff --git a/Tests/test_image_access.py b/Tests/test_image_access.py
index bb30b462d2f..6d8b4d35579 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image_access.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image_access.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def test_putpixel_overflow_error(self, mode: str) -> None:
 
 
 class TestEmbeddable:
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="failing test")
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(not (sys.version_info >= (3, 13)), reason="failing test")
     @pytest.mark.skipif(not is_win32(), reason="requires Windows")
     def test_embeddable(self) -> None:
         import ctypes