diff --git a/src/image/gif/fuzz_test.go b/src/image/gif/fuzz_test.go
index 3ddf15d80f33e8..a4bc06ed69c8fe 100644
--- a/src/image/gif/fuzz_test.go
+++ b/src/image/gif/fuzz_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func FuzzDecode(f *testing.F) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		f.Skip("Skipping in short mode")
+	}
+
 	testdata, err := os.ReadDir("../testdata")
 	if err != nil {
 		f.Fatalf("failed to read testdata directory: %s", err)
diff --git a/src/image/jpeg/fuzz_test.go b/src/image/jpeg/fuzz_test.go
index 716f06f43cff24..bd534a921d7ce0 100644
--- a/src/image/jpeg/fuzz_test.go
+++ b/src/image/jpeg/fuzz_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func FuzzDecode(f *testing.F) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		f.Skip("Skipping in short mode")
+	}
+
 	testdata, err := os.ReadDir("../testdata")
 	if err != nil {
 		f.Fatalf("failed to read testdata directory: %s", err)
diff --git a/src/image/png/fuzz_test.go b/src/image/png/fuzz_test.go
index 22b3ef082a458e..4b639459e71598 100644
--- a/src/image/png/fuzz_test.go
+++ b/src/image/png/fuzz_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func FuzzDecode(f *testing.F) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		f.Skip("Skipping in short mode")
+	}
+
 	testdata, err := os.ReadDir("../testdata")
 	if err != nil {
 		f.Fatalf("failed to read testdata directory: %s", err)