diff --git a/test/units/plugins/strategy/test_strategy.py b/test/units/plugins/strategy/test_strategy.py
index 2e2930a86e5..bc4bb545154 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/strategy/test_strategy.py
+++ b/test/units/plugins/strategy/test_strategy.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ 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):