diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replicate_queue_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replicate_queue_test.go
index c0606536fe66..4884de5b55da 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replicate_queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replicate_queue_test.go
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ func TestReplicateQueueRebalanceMultiStore(t *testing.T) {
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 	skip.UnderRace(t)
 	skip.UnderShort(t)
+	skip.UnderDeadlock(t)
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name          string