diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tabulate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tabulate/default.nix
index b9df2fc2bfda..176abf758267 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tabulate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tabulate/default.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ]
   ++ lib.concatAttrValues optional-dependencies;
 
+  # Tests against stdlib behavior which changed in https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/139070
+  disabledTests = [
+    "test_wrap_multiword_non_wide"
+  ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Pretty-print tabular data";
     mainProgram = "tabulate";