diff --git a/test/functionalities/watchpoint/multiple_threads/TestWatchpointMultipleThreads.py b/test/functionalities/watchpoint/multiple_threads/TestWatchpointMultipleThreads.py
index 2aef5de..2bf5d84 100644
--- a/test/functionalities/watchpoint/multiple_threads/TestWatchpointMultipleThreads.py
+++ b/test/functionalities/watchpoint/multiple_threads/TestWatchpointMultipleThreads.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         self.setTearDownCleanup(dictionary=self.d)
         self.hello_multiple_threads()
 
+    @skipIfGcc # causes intermittent gcc debian buildbot failures, skip until we can investigate
     @dwarf_test
     def test_watchpoint_multiple_threads_with_dwarf(self):
         """Test that lldb watchpoint works for multiple threads."""
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
         self.setTearDownCleanup(dictionary=self.d)
         self.hello_multiple_threads_wp_set_and_then_delete()
 
+    @skipIfGcc # causes intermittent gcc debian buildbot failures, skip until we can investigate 
     @dwarf_test
     def test_watchpoint_multiple_threads_wp_set_and_then_delete_with_dwarf(self):
         """Test that lldb watchpoint works for multiple threads, and after the watchpoint is deleted, the watchpoint event should no longer fires."""