diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sys_settrace.py b/Lib/test/test_sys_settrace.py
index aa61f8b185883b..4f577c2ea5da98 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sys_settrace.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sys_settrace.py
@@ -834,9 +834,8 @@ def func():
              (5, 'line'),
              (6, 'line'),
              (7, 'line'),
-             (10, 'line'),
-             (13, 'line'),
-             (13, 'return')])
+             (10, 'line')] +
+             ([(13, 'line'), (13, 'return')] if __debug__ else [(10, 'return')]))
 
     def test_continue_through_finally(self):
 
@@ -871,9 +870,8 @@ def func():
              (6, 'line'),
              (7, 'line'),
              (10, 'line'),
-             (3, 'line'),
-             (13, 'line'),
-             (13, 'return')])
+             (3, 'line')] +
+             ([(13, 'line'), (13, 'return')] if __debug__ else [(3, 'return')]))
 
     def test_return_through_finally(self):
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2022-05-25-22-43-11.gh-issue-92886.9HQb9e.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2022-05-25-22-43-11.gh-issue-92886.9HQb9e.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0c5870441c3b77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2022-05-25-22-43-11.gh-issue-92886.9HQb9e.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixing tests that fail when running with optimizations (``-O``) in ``test_sys_settrace.py``.