diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexing/AsyncTwoPhaseIndexerTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexing/AsyncTwoPhaseIndexerTests.java
index 4249d7c61d0ad..95b3de5eb333e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexing/AsyncTwoPhaseIndexerTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexing/AsyncTwoPhaseIndexerTests.java
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws
         }
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/42084")
     public void testStateMachine() throws Exception {
         AtomicReference<IndexerState> state = new AtomicReference<>(IndexerState.STOPPED);
         final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(1);