diff --git a/python_tests/test_normalization.py b/python_tests/test_normalization.py
index 00bda1b83fd..01a181687b8 100644
--- a/python_tests/test_normalization.py
+++ b/python_tests/test_normalization.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ def test_instance_norm(
                 assert_close(m.bias.grad, reference_m.bias.grad)
 
 
+@unittest.skip("disable failing test, see https://github.com/NVIDIA/Fuser/issues/1728")
 @unittest.skipIf(torch.cuda.device_count() < 2, "more than 1 GPU required")
 def test_instance_norm_multigpu():
     class Model(nn.Module):