diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/fbreceiver/receiver_test.go b/x-pack/filebeat/fbreceiver/receiver_test.go
index 09998dcad512..717d17bc28cb 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/fbreceiver/receiver_test.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/fbreceiver/receiver_test.go
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ func BenchmarkFactory(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func TestMultipleReceivers(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("flaky test, see https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/43832")
 	// This test verifies that multiple receivers can be instantiated
 	// in isolation, started, and can ingest logs without interfering
 	// with each other.