diff --git a/logging/telemetryhook_test.go b/logging/telemetryhook_test.go
index 9d7ca25144..8fec50ce59 100644
--- a/logging/telemetryhook_test.go
+++ b/logging/telemetryhook_test.go
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ func TestAsyncTelemetryHook_Close(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAsyncTelemetryHook_QueueDepth(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("flakey test can fail on slow test systems")
 	a := require.New(t)
 	t.Parallel()