diff --git a/pandas/tests/plotting/test_datetimelike.py b/pandas/tests/plotting/test_datetimelike.py
index 9b721e45099fe..3b70b3608a0bd 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/plotting/test_datetimelike.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/plotting/test_datetimelike.py
@@ -1041,6 +1041,7 @@ def test_irreg_dtypes(self):
         _, ax = self.plt.subplots()
         _check_plot_works(df.plot, ax=ax)
 
+    @td.xfail_if_mpl_2_2
     @pytest.mark.slow
     def test_time(self):
         t = datetime(1, 1, 1, 3, 30, 0)