diff --git a/test/known_issues/known_issues.status b/test/known_issues/known_issues.status
index 2a5514920b27bb..a1f66fc6d96fc2 100644
--- a/test/known_issues/known_issues.status
+++ b/test/known_issues/known_issues.status
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ prefix known_issues
 
 [$system==linux]
 test-vm-timeout-escape-promise: PASS,FLAKY
-test-vm-timeout-escape-queuemicrotask: PASS,FLAKY
 
 [$system==macos]
 
diff --git a/test/known_issues/test-vm-timeout-escape-queuemicrotask.js b/test/known_issues/test-vm-timeout-escape-queuemicrotask.js
index 8de33bc24ddcdc..1ed327f7793e7c 100644
--- a/test/known_issues/test-vm-timeout-escape-queuemicrotask.js
+++ b/test/known_issues/test-vm-timeout-escape-queuemicrotask.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Promises, nextTick, and queueMicrotask allow code to escape the timeout
 // set for runInContext, runInNewContext, and runInThisContext
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const vm = require('vm');
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ assert.throws(() => {
       queueMicrotask,
       loop
     },
-    { timeout: 5 }
+    { timeout: common.platformTimeout(5) }
   );
 }, {
   code: 'ERR_SCRIPT_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT',