diff --git a/device/pools_test.go b/device/pools_test.go
index a27ccc0..717072f 100644
--- a/device/pools_test.go
+++ b/device/pools_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import (
 func TestWaitPool(t *testing.T) {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	trials := int32(100000)
+	if raceEnabled {
+		// This test can be very slow with -race.
+		trials /= 10
+	}
 	workers := runtime.NumCPU() + 2
 	if workers-4 <= 0 {
 		t.Skip("Not enough cores")
diff --git a/device/race_disabled_test.go b/device/race_disabled_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65fac7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/device/race_disabled_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//+build !race
+
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2021 WireGuard LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package device
+
+const raceEnabled = false
diff --git a/device/race_enabled_test.go b/device/race_enabled_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8ccac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/device/race_enabled_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//+build race
+
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2021 WireGuard LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package device
+
+const raceEnabled = true