diff --git a/test/pummel/test-fs-watch-system-limit.js b/test/pummel/test-fs-watch-system-limit.js
index ce390dd3d0bb83..6662986a1a8ee0 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-fs-watch-system-limit.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-fs-watch-system-limit.js
@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@ const child_process = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const stream = require('stream');
 
-if (!common.isLinux)
+if (!common.isLinux) {
   common.skip('The fs watch limit is OS-dependent');
-if (!common.enoughTestCpu)
+}
+
+if (!common.enoughTestCpu) {
   common.skip('This test is resource-intensive');
+}
+
+if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
+  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+}
 
 try {
   // Ensure inotify limit is low enough for the test to actually exercise the
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit-bounded.js b/test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit-bounded.js
similarity index 82%
rename from test/parallel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit-bounded.js
rename to test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit-bounded.js
index a57b9a8fc4b5e5..0ad6a898d126eb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit-bounded.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit-bounded.js
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
+
+if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
+  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+}
+
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit.js b/test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit.js
similarity index 94%
rename from test/parallel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit.js
rename to test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit.js
index 5743f71a3f568c..6651f2ae9f52d9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit.js
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
+  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+}
+
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-net-bytes-per-incoming-chunk-overhead.js b/test/pummel/test-net-bytes-per-incoming-chunk-overhead.js
similarity index 85%
rename from test/sequential/test-net-bytes-per-incoming-chunk-overhead.js
rename to test/pummel/test-net-bytes-per-incoming-chunk-overhead.js
index 7bcdfaa9f6f6aa..fed903c2639d99 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-net-bytes-per-incoming-chunk-overhead.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-net-bytes-per-incoming-chunk-overhead.js
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
-if (process.config.variables.asan)
+
+if (process.config.variables.asan) {
   common.skip('ASAN messes with memory measurements');
+}
+
+if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
+  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+}
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const net = require('net');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-webcrypto-derivebits-pbkdf2.js b/test/pummel/test-webcrypto-derivebits-pbkdf2.js
similarity index 99%
rename from test/parallel/test-webcrypto-derivebits-pbkdf2.js
rename to test/pummel/test-webcrypto-derivebits-pbkdf2.js
index ed8279dae134dc..745071f3458aba 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-webcrypto-derivebits-pbkdf2.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-webcrypto-derivebits-pbkdf2.js
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@
 
 const common = require('../common');
 
-if (!common.hasCrypto)
+if (!common.hasCrypto) {
   common.skip('missing crypto');
+}
+
+if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
+  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+}
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const { subtle } = require('crypto').webcrypto;