diff --git a/tests/ffi/ffi.status b/tests/ffi/ffi.status
index 2aeb1a0c7dc..fc985201d9b 100644
--- a/tests/ffi/ffi.status
+++ b/tests/ffi/ffi.status
@@ -10,6 +10,27 @@ function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_arg_test: Pass, Slow # https://dartbug.c
 function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_leaf_test: Pass, Slow # https://dartbug.com/47303 https://dartbug.com/45007
 function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_test: Pass, Slow # https://dartbug.com/47303 https://dartbug.com/45007
 
+[ $builder_tag == optimization_counter_threshold ]
+aliasing_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_callbacks_structs_by_value_generated_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_callbacks_structs_by_value_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_callbacks_very_many_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_structs_by_value_generated_args_leaf_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_structs_by_value_generated_args_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_arg_leaf_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_arg_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_leaf_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_very_many_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+hardfp_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+regress_43016_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+structs_nnbd_workaround_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+structs_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+variance_function_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+vmspecific_function_gc_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+vmspecific_function_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+
 [ $compiler == app_jitk ]
 vmspecific_leaf_call_test: Skip # https://dartbug.com/46125: Snapshot fails to generate.
 
diff --git a/tests/ffi_2/ffi_2.status b/tests/ffi_2/ffi_2.status
index 2aeb1a0c7dc..fc985201d9b 100644
--- a/tests/ffi_2/ffi_2.status
+++ b/tests/ffi_2/ffi_2.status
@@ -10,6 +10,27 @@ function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_arg_test: Pass, Slow # https://dartbug.c
 function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_leaf_test: Pass, Slow # https://dartbug.com/47303 https://dartbug.com/45007
 function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_test: Pass, Slow # https://dartbug.com/47303 https://dartbug.com/45007
 
+[ $builder_tag == optimization_counter_threshold ]
+aliasing_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_callbacks_structs_by_value_generated_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_callbacks_structs_by_value_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_callbacks_very_many_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_structs_by_value_generated_args_leaf_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_structs_by_value_generated_args_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_arg_leaf_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_arg_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_leaf_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_structs_by_value_generated_ret_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+function_very_many_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+hardfp_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+regress_43016_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+structs_nnbd_workaround_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+structs_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+variance_function_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+vmspecific_function_gc_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+vmspecific_function_test: SkipByDesign # Already has VMOptions=--optimization-counter-threshold
+
 [ $compiler == app_jitk ]
 vmspecific_leaf_call_test: Skip # https://dartbug.com/46125: Snapshot fails to generate.