--- a/layout/reftests/font-face/reftest.list
+++ b/layout/reftests/font-face/reftest.list
@@ -176,17 +176,18 @@ HTTP(..) == reflow-sanity-1.html reflow-
 HTTP(..) == reflow-sanity-1-data.html reflow-sanity-1-ref.html
 HTTP(..) == reflow-sanity-1.html reflow-sanity-1-data.html
 HTTP(..) == reflow-sanity-delay-1a.html reflow-sanity-1-ref.html
 HTTP(..) == reflow-sanity-delay-1b.html reflow-sanity-1-ref.html
 HTTP(..) == reflow-sanity-delay-1c.html reflow-sanity-1-ref.html
 HTTP(..) == reflow-sanity-delay-1-metrics.html reflow-sanity-1-ref.html
 
 # font-display
-pref(layout.css.font-display.enabled,true) HTTP(..) == font-display-1.html font-display-1-ref.html # normal font load (~500ms)
+skip-if(/^Linux\x20i686/.test(http.oscpu)) pref(layout.css.font-display.enabled,true) HTTP(..) == font-display-1.html font-display-1-ref.html # normal font load (~500ms)
+# ^ disabled due to intermittents due to timing issues -- Bug 1238222
 pref(layout.css.font-display.enabled,true) fuzzy-if(OSX==1010,3,5) HTTP(..) == font-display-2.html font-display-2-ref.html # font load takes 4500ms
 
 # Testing hack for Meiryo
 == meiryo-en.html meiryo-ja.html
 == meiryo-en-bold.html meiryo-ja-bold.html
 == meiryo-en-italic.html meiryo-ja-italic.html
 == meiryo-en-oblique.html meiryo-ja-oblique.html
 == meiryo-en-bolditalic.html meiryo-ja-bolditalic.html