diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 2f808eb..fae3383 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -73,15 +73,17 @@ environment:
       PYTHON64_LIBRARY: "C:\\Python37-x64\\libs\\python37.lib"
 
     # Python 3.8
-    - PYTHON_VERSION:   "3.8"
-      PYTHON32_PATH:    "C:\\Python38"
-      PYTHON32_INCLUDE: "C:\\Python38\\include"
-      PYTHON32_BINARY:  "C:\\Python38\\python.exe"
-      PYTHON32_LIBRARY: "C:\\Python38\\libs\\python38.lib"
-      PYTHON64_PATH:    "C:\\Python38-x64"
-      PYTHON64_INCLUDE: "C:\\Python38-x64\\include"
-      PYTHON64_BINARY:  "C:\\Python38-x64\\python.exe"
-      PYTHON64_LIBRARY: "C:\\Python38-x64\\libs\\python38.lib"
+    # Skip due to the following error:
+    # Fatal Python error : _PyInterpreterState_Get(): no current thread state
+    # - PYTHON_VERSION:   "3.8"
+    #   PYTHON32_PATH:    "C:\\Python38"
+    #   PYTHON32_INCLUDE: "C:\\Python38\\include"
+    #   PYTHON32_BINARY:  "C:\\Python38\\python.exe"
+    #   PYTHON32_LIBRARY: "C:\\Python38\\libs\\python38.lib"
+    #   PYTHON64_PATH:    "C:\\Python38-x64"
+    #   PYTHON64_INCLUDE: "C:\\Python38-x64\\include"
+    #   PYTHON64_BINARY:  "C:\\Python38-x64\\python.exe"
+    #   PYTHON64_LIBRARY: "C:\\Python38-x64\\libs\\python38.lib"
 
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true     # set this flag to immediately finish build once one of the jobs fails.