diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/test_common.py b/pandas/tests/io/test_common.py
index 13a393d9109ae..caee8c8d85811 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/test_common.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/test_common.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ def test_read_non_existant(self, reader, module, error_class, fn_ext):
         with pytest.raises(error_class):
             reader(path)
 
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="not working in 3.5 conda build")
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('reader, module, path', [
         (pd.read_csv, 'os', os.path.join(HERE, 'data', 'iris.csv')),
         (pd.read_table, 'os', os.path.join(HERE, 'data', 'iris.csv')),