diff --git a/pandas/tests/test_sorting.py b/pandas/tests/test_sorting.py
index d32c72b3df974..374944a4e17c9 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/test_sorting.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/test_sorting.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 from datetime import datetime
 from itertools import product
+import os
 
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 
+from pandas.compat import is_platform_windows
+
 from pandas import (
     DataFrame,
     MultiIndex,
@@ -424,6 +427,11 @@ def test_codes(self, verify, codes, exp_codes, na_sentinel):
         tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(result, expected)
         tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(result_codes, expected_codes)
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(
+        is_platform_windows() and os.environ.get("PANDAS_CI", "0") == "1",
+        reason="In CI environment can crash thread with: "
+        "Windows fatal exception: access violation",
+    )
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("na_sentinel", [-1, 99])
     def test_codes_out_of_bound(self, na_sentinel):
         values = [3, 1, 2, 0, 4]