diff --git a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/resources/lustre/partial/_install_lustre_centos_redhat.rb b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/resources/lustre/partial/_install_lustre_centos_redhat.rb
index ebcd4e4bf..f61f0c439 100644
--- a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/resources/lustre/partial/_install_lustre_centos_redhat.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/resources/lustre/partial/_install_lustre_centos_redhat.rb
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
     command "yum-config-manager --setopt=\*.skip_if_unavailable=1 --save"
   end
 
+  # TODO: restore installation on docker when Lustre is available for RH8.9
+  # See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/fsx/latest/LustreGuide/install-lustre-client.html
   package %w(kmod-lustre-client lustre-client dracut) do
     retries 3
     retry_delay 5
-  end
+  end unless redhat_on_docker? || rocky_on_docker?
 
   kernel_module 'lnet' unless redhat_on_docker? || rocky_on_docker?
 end
diff --git a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/test/controls/lustre_spec.rb b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/test/controls/lustre_spec.rb
index 3b49305ef..febd78005 100644
--- a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/test/controls/lustre_spec.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-environment/test/controls/lustre_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
     end
   end
 
-  if os_properties.redhat? && inspec.os.release.to_f >= 8.2
+  if os_properties.redhat? && inspec.os.release.to_f >= 8.2 && !os_properties.on_docker?
+    # TODO: restore installation and check on docker when Lustre is available for RH8.9
+    # See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/fsx/latest/LustreGuide/install-lustre-client.html
     unless inspec.os.release.to_f == 8.7 && (node['cluster']['kernel_release'].include?("4.18.0-425.3.1.el8") || node['cluster']['kernel_release'].include?("4.18.0-425.13.1.el8_7"))
       describe package('kmod-lustre-client') do
         it { should be_installed }