diff --git a/test/core.jl b/test/core.jl
index 6c36827d42afb4..2473bdba2c1640 100644
--- a/test/core.jl
+++ b/test/core.jl
@@ -3602,9 +3602,10 @@ end
 @test_throws TypeError Union{Int, 1}
 
 @test_throws ErrorException Vararg{Any,-2}
-@test_throws ErrorException Vararg{Int, N} where N<:T where T
-@test_throws ErrorException Vararg{Int, N} where N<:Integer
-@test_throws ErrorException Vararg{Int, N} where N>:Integer
+# Disabled due to #39698, see src/jltypes.c
+#@test_throws ErrorException Vararg{Int, N} where N<:T where T
+#@test_throws ErrorException Vararg{Int, N} where N<:Integer
+#@test_throws ErrorException Vararg{Int, N} where N>:Integer
 
 mutable struct FooNTuple{N}
     z::Tuple{Integer, Vararg{Int, N}}