diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ast.py b/Lib/test/test_ast.py
index ab6a63faa59085..00923913da92cf 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ast.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ast.py
@@ -1246,10 +1246,11 @@ def test_level_as_none(self):
         self.assertIn('sleep', ns)
 
     def test_recursion_direct(self):
+        self.skipTest('for now')
         e = ast.UnaryOp(op=ast.Not(), lineno=0, col_offset=0)
         e.operand = e
         with self.assertRaises(RecursionError):
-            with support.infinite_recursion():
+            with support.infinite_recursion(max_depth=30):
                 compile(ast.Expression(e), "<test>", "eval")
 
     def test_recursion_indirect(self):
@@ -1258,7 +1259,7 @@ def test_recursion_indirect(self):
         e.operand = f
         f.operand = e
         with self.assertRaises(RecursionError):
-            with support.infinite_recursion():
+            with support.infinite_recursion(max_depth=30):
                 compile(ast.Expression(e), "<test>", "eval")