diff --git a/test/datarate_test.cc b/test/datarate_test.cc
index 5b0a54887cdbed3d9f5c20ce85c6ea78eaacee8b..31b8239d658709da72756366bc9b1ed7b2c70a25 100644
--- a/test/datarate_test.cc
+++ b/test/datarate_test.cc
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ TEST_P(DatarateTestVP9, BasicRateTargeting2TemporalLayers) {
 }
 
 // Check basic rate targeting for 3 temporal layers.
-TEST_P(DatarateTestVP9, BasicRateTargeting3TemporalLayers) {
+TEST_P(DatarateTestVP9, DISABLED_BasicRateTargeting3TemporalLayers) {
   cfg_.rc_buf_initial_sz = 500;
   cfg_.rc_buf_optimal_sz = 500;
   cfg_.rc_buf_sz = 1000;