diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_widgets.py b/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_widgets.py
index 721e81369a8..b6f792d6c2c 100644
--- a/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_widgets.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/test/test_tkinter/test_widgets.py
@@ -940,7 +940,8 @@ class ScaleTest(AbstractWidgetTest, unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_from(self):
         widget = self.create()
-        self.checkFloatParam(widget, 'from', 100, 14.9, 15.1, conv=float_round)
+        conv = False if get_tk_patchlevel() >= (8, 6, 10) else float_round
+        self.checkFloatParam(widget, 'from', 100, 14.9, 15.1, conv=conv)
 
     def test_label(self):
         widget = self.create()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2020-08-03-13-44-37.bpo-41306.VDoWXI.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2020-08-03-13-44-37.bpo-41306.VDoWXI.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e9ba2d8a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2020-08-03-13-44-37.bpo-41306.VDoWXI.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed a failure in ``test_tk.test_widgets.ScaleTest`` happening when executing the test with Tk 8.6.10.