diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 995d800bf69461..47454e1333323b 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -2388,6 +2388,7 @@ def icu_download(path):
 
   # always set icu_small, node.gyp depends on it being defined.
   o['variables']['icu_small'] = b(False)
+  o['variables']['icu_system'] = b(False)
 
   # prevent data override
   o['defines'] += ['ICU_NO_USER_DATA_OVERRIDE']
@@ -2424,6 +2425,7 @@ def icu_download(path):
     o['variables']['v8_enable_i18n_support'] = 1
   elif with_intl == 'system-icu':
     # ICU from pkg-config.
+    o['variables']['icu_system'] = b(True)
     o['variables']['v8_enable_i18n_support'] = 1
     pkgicu = pkg_config(['icu-i18n', 'icu-uc'])
     if not pkgicu[0]:
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-temporal-with-zoneinfo.js b/test/parallel/test-temporal-with-zoneinfo.js
index 095652bcfc7e3e..70dfaf016d1137 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-temporal-with-zoneinfo.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-temporal-with-zoneinfo.js
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ if (!process.config.variables.v8_enable_temporal_support) {
 if (!common.hasFullICU) {
   common.skip('Time zone support unavailable when not built with full ICU');
 }
+// TODO(aduh95): fix zoneinfo support with system-icu.
+if (process.config.variables.icu_system) {
+  common.skip('Time zone support unavailable on --with-intl=system-icu builds');
+}
 
 // Use globalThis.Temporal to workaround linter complaints.
 assert.strictEqual(typeof globalThis.Temporal, 'object');