diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/aliases b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/aliases
index ec9eb3af233..f922c1c95df 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/aliases
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/aliases
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ skip/aix
 skip/osx
 skip/macos
 skip/freebsd
+skip/rhel7.9  # conflicts with OS provided pexpect, fails when run in a venv