diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/test_parquet.py b/pandas/tests/io/test_parquet.py
index 83369e2fb1f86b..032921e8d6704d 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/test_parquet.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/test_parquet.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def test_options_fp(df_compat, fp):
             tm.assert_frame_equal(result, df)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="fp does not ignore pa index __index_level_0__")
 def test_cross_engine_pa_fp(df_compat, pa, fp):
     # cross-compat with differing reading/writing engines