diff --git a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
index a9d9b6a3fe71..c0913ead05fb 100644
--- a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
@@ -2118,7 +2118,8 @@ describe('BrowserWindow module', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('document.visibilityState/hidden', () => {
+  // visibilitychange event is broken upstream, see crbug.com/920839
+  xdescribe('document.visibilityState/hidden', () => {
     beforeEach(() => { w.destroy() })
 
     function onVisibilityChange (callback) {