diff --git a/tests/func/test_gc.py b/tests/func/test_gc.py
index 317683cf53..7d2f239248 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_gc.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_gc.py
@@ -354,7 +354,12 @@ def test_gc_not_collect_pipeline_tracked_files(tmp_dir, dvc, run_copy):
         pytest.lazy_fixture("local_cloud"),
         pytest.lazy_fixture("s3"),
         pytest.lazy_fixture("gs"),
-        pytest.lazy_fixture("hdfs"),
+        pytest.param(
+            pytest.lazy_fixture("hdfs"),
+            marks=pytest.mark.xfail(
+                reason="https://github.com/iterative/dvc/issues/4418"
+            ),
+        ),
         pytest.param(
             pytest.lazy_fixture("ssh"),
             marks=pytest.mark.skipif(
diff --git a/tests/func/test_import_url.py b/tests/func/test_import_url.py
index ae37bf21f7..e3b5479595 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_import_url.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_import_url.py
@@ -164,10 +164,13 @@ def test_import_url(tmp_dir, dvc, workspace):
             "dc24e1271084ee317ac3c2656fb8812b",
             "b6dcab6ccd17ca0a8bf4a215a37d14cc.dir",
         ),
-        (
+        pytest.param(
             pytest.lazy_fixture("hdfs"),
             "ec0943f83357f702033c98e70b853c8c",
             "e6dcd267966dc628d732874f94ef4280.dir",
+            marks=pytest.mark.xfail(
+                reason="https://github.com/iterative/dvc/issues/4418"
+            ),
         ),
         pytest.param(
             pytest.lazy_fixture("ssh"),