diff --git a/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status b/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status
index 29d5994f5b..2e1a8f46e2 100644
--- a/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status
+++ b/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ array-constructor: PASS || TIMEOUT
 # Very slow on ARM and MIPS, contains no architecture dependent code.
 unicode-case-overoptimization: PASS, TIMEOUT if ($arch == arm || $arch == android_arm || $arch == mipsel)
 
+##############################################################################
+# This test expects to reach a certain recursion depth, which may not work
+# for debug mode.
+json-recursive: PASS, (PASS || FAIL) if $mode == debug
+
 ##############################################################################
 # This test sets the umask on a per-process basis and hence cannot be
 # used in multi-threaded runs.