diff --git a/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/upgraded_cluster/30_ml_jobs_crud.yml b/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/upgraded_cluster/30_ml_jobs_crud.yml
index a951a2743df25..2f97be4dfb133 100644
--- a/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/upgraded_cluster/30_ml_jobs_crud.yml
+++ b/x-pack/qa/rolling-upgrade/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/upgraded_cluster/30_ml_jobs_crud.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ setup:
 
 ---
 "Test model memory limit is updated":
+  - skip:
+      version: "all"
+      reason: "@AwaitsFix: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/36961"
+
 # Jobs created in 6.1.x and 6.2.x underestimated the necessary model memory
 # limit, check the limit has been updated.
 # Opening the job updates the limit