diff --git a/tests/gem5/gem5_library_example_tests/test_gem5_library_examples.py b/tests/gem5/gem5_library_example_tests/test_gem5_library_examples.py
index e43d461b35..b88862fc0d 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/gem5_library_example_tests/test_gem5_library_examples.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/gem5_library_example_tests/test_gem5_library_examples.py
@@ -171,7 +171,14 @@ gem5_verify_config(
     length=constants.long_tag,
 )
 
-if os.access("/dev/kvm", mode=os.R_OK | os.W_OK):
+print(
+    "WARNING: PARSEC tests are disabled. This is due to our GitHub "
+    "Actions self-hosted runners only having 60GB of disk space. The "
+    "PARSEC Disk image is too big to use."
+)
+# 'False' is used to disable the tests.
+if False:  # os.access("/dev/kvm", mode=os.R_OK | os.W_OK):
+
     # The x86-parsec-benchmarks uses KVM cores, this test will therefore only
     # be run on systems that support KVM.
     gem5_verify_config(
diff --git a/tests/gem5/gem5_resources/configs/download_check.py b/tests/gem5/gem5_resources/configs/download_check.py
index 20081a46d5..7dc71908b1 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/gem5_resources/configs/download_check.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/gem5_resources/configs/download_check.py
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ parser.add_argument(
     "checked",
 )
 
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--skip",
+    nargs="+",  # Accepts 1 or more arguments.
+    type=str,
+    help="The resource IDs to skip. If not set, no resources will be skipped.",
+    required=False,
+)
+
 parser.add_argument(
     "--gem5-version",
     type=str,
@@ -86,6 +94,8 @@ if len(ids) == 0:
 errors = str()
 
 for id in ids:
+    if args.skip and id in args.skip:
+        continue
     if id not in resource_list:
         errors += (
             f"Resource with ID '{id}' not found in "
diff --git a/tests/gem5/gem5_resources/test_download_resources.py b/tests/gem5/gem5_resources/test_download_resources.py
index 0e406d69e7..a15d498717 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/gem5_resources/test_download_resources.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/gem5_resources/test_download_resources.py
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ gem5_verify_config(
         "configs",
         "download_check.py",
     ),
-    config_args=["--download-directory", resource_path],
+    config_args=[
+        "--download-directory",
+        resource_path,
+        "--skip",
+        "x86-parsec",
+    ],
     valid_isas=(constants.all_compiled_tag,),
     length=constants.very_long_tag,
 )
diff --git a/tests/gem5/parsec_benchmarks/test_parsec.py b/tests/gem5/parsec_benchmarks/test_parsec.py
index 1f239dae1f..fee8e7134a 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/parsec_benchmarks/test_parsec.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/parsec_benchmarks/test_parsec.py
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ def test_parsec(
         # Don't run the tests if KVM is unavailable.
         return
 
+    print(
+        "WARNING: PARSEC tests are disabled. This is due to our GitHub "
+        "Actions self-hosted runners only having 60GB of disk space. The "
+        "PARSEC Disk image is too big to use."
+    )
+    return  # Remove this line to re-enable PARSEC tests.
+
     gem5_verify_config(
         name="{}-boot-cpu_{}-detailed-cpu_{}-cores_{}_{}_{}_parsec-test".format(
             boot_cpu, detailed_cpu, str(num_cpus), mem_system, benchmark, size