diff --git a/test/io/event/selector.rb b/test/io/event/selector.rb
index cc4ab0f7..2e95d5f1 100644
--- a/test/io/event/selector.rb
+++ b/test/io/event/selector.rb
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ def await_io
 		end
 		
 		it "reports termination by signal with a core dump" do
-			skip_if_ruby_platform(/darwin|mswin|mingw|cygwin/)
+			skip_if_ruby_platform(/darwin|mswin|mingw|cygwin|java/)
 			
 			command = ["ruby", "-e", "Process.kill(:ABRT, $$)"]
 			spawn_options = {out: File::NULL, err: File::NULL, rlimit_core: 0}