diff --git a/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backup_test.go b/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backup_test.go
index 0bd5b0a087b2..de61fa6750d6 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backup_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/backupccl/backup_test.go
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ func TestBackupRestoreAppend(t *testing.T) {
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
 	skip.UnderStress(t, "test is too large to run under stress")
+	skip.UnderDeadlock(t, "test is too large to run under deadlock")
 	skip.UnderRace(t, "test is too large to run under race")
 
 	const numAccounts = 1000