diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-copyfile-respect-permissions.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-copyfile-respect-permissions.js
index 2021e9ba63155d..ae7829fba38d49 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-copyfile-respect-permissions.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-copyfile-respect-permissions.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 const common = require('../common');
 
+if (!common.isWindows && process.getuid() === 0)
+  common.skip('as this test should not be run as `root`');
+
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 tmpdir.refresh();