diff --git a/cmd/nerdctl/ipfs/ipfs_compose_linux_test.go b/cmd/nerdctl/ipfs/ipfs_compose_linux_test.go
index 1ac2b682482..e4e080fa25c 100644
--- a/cmd/nerdctl/ipfs/ipfs_compose_linux_test.go
+++ b/cmd/nerdctl/ipfs/ipfs_compose_linux_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ func TestIPFSComposeUp(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.DockerIncompatible(t)
 	base := testutil.NewBase(t)
 
+	t.Skip("This is currently broken and failing very often. It is unclear if the test or the code is faulty.")
+
 	iReg := testregistry.NewIPFSRegistry(base, nil, 0, nil, nil)
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		iReg.Cleanup(nil)