diff --git a/Lib/test/test_locale.py b/Lib/test/test_locale.py
index f3330d07199..718bbf40c79 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_locale.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_locale.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from test.test_support import run_unittest, verbose
+from platform import linux_distribution
 import unittest
 import locale
 import sys
@@ -396,6 +397,8 @@ def test_setlocale_category(self):
         # crasher from bug #7419
         self.assertRaises(locale.Error, locale.setlocale, 12345)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(linux_distribution()[0] == 'Fedora', "Fedora setlocale() "
+                     "bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=726536")
     def test_getsetlocale_issue1813(self):
         # Issue #1813: setting and getting the locale under a Turkish locale
         oldlocale = locale.getlocale()