diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/SpecificMasterNodesIT.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/SpecificMasterNodesIT.java
index 071c8a0195531..5ce996a2e77fd 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/SpecificMasterNodesIT.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/SpecificMasterNodesIT.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public void testSimpleOnlyMasterNodeElection() throws IOException {
             .execute().actionGet().getState().nodes().getMasterNode().getName(), equalTo(nextMasterEligibleNodeName));
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/38331")
     public void testElectOnlyBetweenMasterNodes() throws Exception {
         internalCluster().setBootstrapMasterNodeIndex(0);
         logger.info("--> start data node / non master node");