diff --git a/test/parallel/parallel.status b/test/parallel/parallel.status
index 5f45d1ecdccd..1954c1b0f5bd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/parallel.status
+++ b/test/parallel/parallel.status
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ test-fs-read-stream-concurrent-reads: PASS, FLAKY
 test-snapshot-incompatible: SKIP
 
 [$system==win32]
-# https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/55154#issuecomment-5423571475
-test-runner-coverage: PASS, FLAKY
 # https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/59090
 test-inspector-network-fetch: PASS, FLAKY
 # https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/59636
@@ -38,8 +36,6 @@ test-performance-function: PASS, FLAKY
 test-esm-loader-hooks-inspect-wait: PASS, FLAKY
 
 [$system==linux && $arch==s390x]
-# https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/55154#issuecomment-5423571475
-test-runner-coverage: PASS, FLAKY
 # https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/58353
 test-http2-debug: PASS, FLAKY
 
@@ -101,8 +97,6 @@ test-fs-watch-ignore-mixed: SKIP
 test-fs-watch-ignore-regexp: SKIP
 
 [$system==aix]
-# https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/55154#issuecomment-5423571475
-test-runner-coverage: PASS, FLAKY
 # https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/54346
 test-esm-loader-hooks-inspect-wait: PASS, FLAKY
 # https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/65697
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-coverage.js b/test/parallel/test-runner-coverage.js
index bc65221a45f8..fa56c5af3e80 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-coverage.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-coverage.js
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ test('test coverage report', async (t) => {
 
 test('test tap coverage reporter', skipIfNoInspector, async (t) => {
   await t.test('coverage is reported and dumped to NODE_V8_COVERAGE if present', (t) => {
+    // A dump left here would match the negative checks below on pid reuse.
+    t.after(() => tmpdir.refresh());
     const fixture = fixtures.path('test-runner', 'coverage.js');
     const args = [
       '--experimental-test-coverage',
@@ -154,6 +156,8 @@ test('test tap coverage reporter', skipIfNoInspector, async (t) => {
 
 test('test spec coverage reporter', skipIfNoInspector, async (t) => {
   await t.test('coverage is reported and dumped to NODE_V8_COVERAGE if present', (t) => {
+    // A dump left here would match the negative checks below on pid reuse.
+    t.after(() => tmpdir.refresh());
     const fixture = fixtures.path('test-runner', 'coverage.js');
     const args = [
       '--experimental-test-coverage',