diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/xpack_main/public/hacks/telemetry.test.js b/x-pack/plugins/xpack_main/public/hacks/telemetry.test.js
index 96a596a2b4842..d08d89d738015 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/xpack_main/public/hacks/telemetry.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/xpack_main/public/hacks/telemetry.test.js
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ describe('telemetry class', () => {
       expect(telemetry._checkReportStatus()).toBe(false);
     });
 
-    test('returns false if last report is too recent', () => {
+    // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/27922
+    test.skip('returns false if last report is too recent', () => {
       const injector = {
         localStorage: {
           // we expect '>', not '>='