diff --git a/tests/trainer/test_dataloaders.py b/tests/trainer/test_dataloaders.py
index d988943c06088..6f78f125754b5 100644
--- a/tests/trainer/test_dataloaders.py
+++ b/tests/trainer/test_dataloaders.py
@@ -803,8 +803,12 @@ def _user_worker_init_fn(_):
     pass
 
 
+@RunIf(max_torch="1.8.9")
 def test_missing_worker_init_fn():
-    """ Test that naive worker seed initialization leads to undesired random state in subprocesses. """
+    """
+    Test that naive worker seed initialization leads to undesired random state in subprocesses.
+    PyTorch 1.9+ does not have this issue.
+    """
     dataset = NumpyRandomDataset()
 
     seed_everything(0)