diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py b/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py
index b291d5301690dc..da66dadaf149b2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zipimport.py
@@ -653,7 +653,10 @@ def test(val):
         sys.path.insert(0, TEMP_ZIP)
         mod = importlib.import_module(TESTMOD)
         self.assertEqual(mod.test(1), 1)
-        self.assertRaises(AssertionError, mod.test, False)
+        if __debug__:
+            self.assertRaises(AssertionError, mod.test, False)
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(mod.test(0), 0)
 
     def testImport_WithStuff(self):
         # try importing from a zipfile which contains additional
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2022-05-25-23-00-35.gh-issue-92886.Y-vrWj.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2022-05-25-23-00-35.gh-issue-92886.Y-vrWj.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..93c1ffe33f28a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2022-05-25-23-00-35.gh-issue-92886.Y-vrWj.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixing tests that fail when running with optimizations (``-O``) in ``test_zipimport.py``