diff --git a/test/units/plugins/strategy/test_strategy.py b/test/units/plugins/strategy/test_strategy.py
index bfb694f2fba..6b60e692e82 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/strategy/test_strategy.py
+++ b/test/units/plugins/strategy/test_strategy.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ from ansible.module_utils.six.moves import queue as Queue
 from ansible.playbook.handler import Handler
 from ansible.plugins.strategy import StrategyBase
 
+import pytest
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(True, reason="Temporarily disabled due to fragile tests that need rewritten")
+
 
 class TestStrategyBase(unittest.TestCase):