diff --git a/Lib/test/test_embed.py b/Lib/test/test_embed.py
index 7110fb889f3c8e..1b55cd156d759d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_embed.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_embed.py
@@ -940,6 +940,7 @@ def check_all_configs(self, testname, expected_config=None,
         self.check_global_config(configs)
         return configs
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(support.check_bolt_optimized, "segfaults on BOLT instrumented binaries")
     def test_init_default_config(self):
         self.check_all_configs("test_init_initialize_config", api=API_COMPAT)
 
@@ -1039,6 +1040,7 @@ def test_init_from_config(self):
         self.check_all_configs("test_init_from_config", config, preconfig,
                                api=API_COMPAT)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(support.check_bolt_optimized, "segfaults on BOLT instrumented binaries")
     def test_init_compat_env(self):
         preconfig = {
             'allocator': ALLOCATOR_FOR_CONFIG,
@@ -1074,6 +1076,7 @@ def test_init_compat_env(self):
         self.check_all_configs("test_init_compat_env", config, preconfig,
                                api=API_COMPAT)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(support.check_bolt_optimized, "segfaults on BOLT instrumented binaries")
     def test_init_python_env(self):
         preconfig = {
             'allocator': ALLOCATOR_FOR_CONFIG,
@@ -1772,6 +1775,7 @@ def test_init_set_config(self):
         self.check_all_configs("test_init_set_config", config,
                                api=API_ISOLATED)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(support.check_bolt_optimized, "segfaults on BOLT instrumented binaries")
     def test_initconfig_api(self):
         preconfig = {
             'configure_locale': True,
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2025-01-04-02-41-41.gh-issue-128474.0b-tl4.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2025-01-04-02-41-41.gh-issue-128474.0b-tl4.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7dc807757c5ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2025-01-04-02-41-41.gh-issue-128474.0b-tl4.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Disable ``test_embed`` test cases that segfault on BOLT instrument binaries.
+The tests are only disabled when BOLT is enabled.