diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-watch-mode.mjs b/test/parallel/test-runner-watch-mode.mjs
index 9f06335cd92785..0a577140db3075 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-watch-mode.mjs
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-watch-mode.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Flags: --expose-internals
-import '../common/index.mjs';
+import * as common from '../common/index.mjs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
 import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import { writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import util from 'internal/util';
 import tmpdir from '../common/tmpdir.js';
 
+
+if (common.isIBMi)
+  common.skip('IBMi does not support `fs.watch()`');
+
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
 // This test updates these files repeatedly,