diff --git a/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status b/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status
index b17e2deb88..547f2c0703 100644
--- a/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status
+++ b/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@
   'array-reduce': [PASS, SLOW],
   'array-sort': [PASS, SLOW],
   'array-splice': [PASS, SLOW],
-  'asm/embenchen/box2d': [PASS, SLOW],
-  'asm/embenchen/lua_binarytrees': [PASS, SLOW],
+  'asm/embenchen/box2d': [PASS, ['mode == release', SLOW]],
+  'asm/embenchen/lua_binarytrees': [PASS, ['mode == release', SLOW]],
   'bit-not': [PASS, SLOW],
   'compiler/alloc-number': [PASS, SLOW],
   'compiler/osr-assert': [PASS, SLOW],