diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/parser/test_network.py b/pandas/tests/io/parser/test_network.py
index 8ddb860597ddd..3727fe9484084 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/parser/test_network.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/parser/test_network.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def test_read_s3_fails(self, s3so):
         with pytest.raises(IOError, match=msg):
             read_csv("s3://cant_get_it/file.csv")
 
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="GH#39155 s3fs upgrade")
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="GH#39155 s3fs upgrade", strict=False)
     def test_write_s3_csv_fails(self, tips_df, s3so):
         # GH 32486
         # Attempting to write to an invalid S3 path should raise
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def test_write_s3_csv_fails(self, tips_df, s3so):
                 "s3://an_s3_bucket_data_doesnt_exit/not_real.csv", storage_options=s3so
             )
 
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="GH#39155 s3fs upgrade")
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="GH#39155 s3fs upgrade", strict=False)
     @td.skip_if_no("pyarrow")
     def test_write_s3_parquet_fails(self, tips_df, s3so):
         # GH 27679