diff --git a/x-pack/metricbeat/tests/system/test_xpack_base.py b/x-pack/metricbeat/tests/system/test_xpack_base.py
index ae19590dd24..043540666c2 100644
--- a/x-pack/metricbeat/tests/system/test_xpack_base.py
+++ b/x-pack/metricbeat/tests/system/test_xpack_base.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import os
+import unittest
 
 import xpack_metricbeat
 import test_base
 from beat import common_tests
 
 
+@unittest.skip("https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/26536")
 class Test(xpack_metricbeat.XPackTest, test_base.Test, common_tests.TestExportsMixin):
     pass