diff --git a/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_util.py b/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_util.py
index 56a0b0e7a51..c285d7b5ac5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_util.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_util.py
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ class MagicNumberTests(unittest.TestCase):
     Test release compatibility issues relating to importlib
     """
     @unittest.skipUnless(
-        sys.version_info.releaselevel in ('final', 'release'),
+        sys.version_info.releaselevel in ('candidate', 'final'),
         'only applies to candidate or final python release levels'
     )
     def test_magic_number(self):