diff --git a/tests/scipy_stats_test.py b/tests/scipy_stats_test.py
index f975f0bf7..0398d3cf0 100644
--- a/tests/scipy_stats_test.py
+++ b/tests/scipy_stats_test.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 from functools import partial
 import itertools
+import unittest
 
 from absl.testing import absltest
 
@@ -766,6 +767,8 @@ class LaxBackedScipyStatsTests(jtu.JaxTestCase):
 
   @genNamedParametersNArgs(5)
   def testTruncnormPdf(self, shapes, dtypes):
+    if jtu.device_under_test() == "cpu":
+      raise unittest.SkipTest("TODO(b/282695039): test fails at LLVM head")
     rng = jtu.rand_default(self.rng())
     scipy_fun = osp_stats.truncnorm.pdf
     lax_fun = lsp_stats.truncnorm.pdf