diff --git a/lib/std/Io/test.zig b/lib/std/Io/test.zig
index 6d06ebacaaefffcec8d1b4f377b38bb983a42f78..0842f5d092ec2a6d2fb5717f5bfe3515cc82d948 100644
--- a/lib/std/Io/test.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Io/test.zig
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ test "setTimestamps" {
         .modify_timestamp = .{ .new = stat_old.mtime.subDuration(.fromSeconds(5)) },
     });
     const stat_new = try file.stat(io);
-    if (stat_old.atime) |old_atime| try expect(stat_new.atime.?.nanoseconds < old_atime.nanoseconds);
+    // NetBSD with noatime will just not update the timestamp, and noatime is default in at least NetBSD 11+.
+    if (builtin.os.tag != .netbsd) {
+        if (stat_old.atime) |old_atime| try expect(stat_new.atime.?.nanoseconds < old_atime.nanoseconds);
+    }
     try expect(stat_new.mtime.nanoseconds < stat_old.mtime.nanoseconds);
 }