diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/vexplain/vexplain_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/vexplain/vexplain_test.go
index ed43d57b578..5815ad0d2eb 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/vexplain/vexplain_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/vexplain/vexplain_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ func start(t *testing.T) (*mysql.Conn, func()) {
 }
 
 func TestVtGateVExplain(t *testing.T) {
+	if utils.BinaryIsAtLeastAtVersion(22, "vtgate") {
+		t.Skip("v22 changes the output of vexplain queries because of binary bind vars which breaks this test.")
+	}
 	conn, closer := start(t)
 	defer closer()