diff --git a/test/excludes/_wercker/jit-wait/TestGCCompact.rb b/test/excludes/_wercker/jit-wait/TestGCCompact.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d51e3deba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/excludes/_wercker/jit-wait/TestGCCompact.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exclude(/.*/, 'isolating impact of GC.compact from JIT testing for now')
diff --git a/test/excludes/_wercker/jit/TestGCCompact.rb b/test/excludes/_wercker/jit/TestGCCompact.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d51e3deba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/excludes/_wercker/jit/TestGCCompact.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+exclude(/.*/, 'isolating impact of GC.compact from JIT testing for now')