diff --git a/test/parallel/test-macos-app-sandbox.js b/test/parallel/test-macos-app-sandbox.js
index b6743e8ba50da4..7de50d4b4a2507 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-macos-app-sandbox.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-macos-app-sandbox.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 if (process.platform !== 'darwin')
   common.skip('App Sandbox is only available on Darwin');
+if (process.config.variables.node_builtin_modules_path)
+  common.skip('App Sandbox cannot load modules from outside the sandbox');
 
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');