diff --git a/astropy/utils/tests/test_data.py b/astropy/utils/tests/test_data.py
index c437efe4ac2f..6e54128f965b 100644
--- a/astropy/utils/tests/test_data.py
+++ b/astropy/utils/tests/test_data.py
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ def update(i):
         assert get_file_contents(f) == c2
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif((3, 7) <= sys.version_info < (3, 8),
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 8),
                     reason="causes mystery segfault! possibly bug #10008")
 def test_update_parallel_multi(temp_cache, valid_urls):
     u, c = next(valid_urls)