diff --git a/Lib/test/test_curses.py b/Lib/test/test_curses.py
index b2ea4df6ce9..cdb90dbf8b6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_curses.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_curses.py
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ import curses.panel
 from test.test_support import requires, TestSkipped
 requires('curses')
 
+# skip all these tests on FreeBSD: test_curses currently hangs the
+# FreeBSD buildbots, preventing other tests from running.  See issue
+# #7384.
+if 'freebsd' in sys.platform:
+    raise unittest.SkipTest('The curses module is broken on FreeBSD.  See http://bugs.python.org/issue7384.')
+
 # XXX: if newterm was supported we could use it instead of initscr and not exit
 term = os.environ.get('TERM')
 if not term or term == 'unknown':