diff --git a/gopls/internal/regtest/watch/watch_test.go b/gopls/internal/regtest/watch/watch_test.go
index 06f29aaa80e..64b6ba6a4ed 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/regtest/watch/watch_test.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/regtest/watch/watch_test.go
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ func main() {
 `
 	WithOptions(
 		InGOPATH(),
+		Modes(Default), // golang/go#57521: this test is temporarily failing in 'experimental' mode
 		EnvVars{"GO111MODULE": "auto"},
 	).Run(t, files, func(t *testing.T, env *Env) {
 		env.OpenFile("main.go")