diff --git a/tests/exception/tsetexceptions.nim b/tests/exception/tsetexceptions.nim
index 557fc1898..0e353f43e 100644
--- a/tests/exception/tsetexceptions.nim
+++ b/tests/exception/tsetexceptions.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 discard """
   targets: "c cpp js"
+  joinable: false
 """
 
+# refs https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/18247#issuecomment-860877161
+
 let ex = newException(CatchableError, "test")
 setCurrentException(ex)
 doAssert getCurrentException().msg == ex.msg