diff --git a/src/test/recovery/t/031_recovery_conflict.pl b/src/test/recovery/t/031_recovery_conflict.pl
index 545d523edf..99f154ae10 100644
--- a/src/test/recovery/t/031_recovery_conflict.pl
+++ b/src/test/recovery/t/031_recovery_conflict.pl
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster;
 use PostgreSQL::Test::Utils;
 use Test::More;
 
+plan skip_all => "disabled due to instability";
 
 # Set up nodes
 my $node_primary = PostgreSQL::Test::Cluster->new('primary');