diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline_perf.py b/.buildkite/pipeline_perf.py
index 30bac887b75..6f82c3c86d3 100755
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline_perf.py
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline_perf.py
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@
 # }
 # will pin steps running on instances "m6i.metal" with kernel version tagged "linux_6.1"
 # to a new kernel version tagged "linux_6.1-pinned"
-pins = {}
+pins = {
+    # TODO: Unpin when performance instability on m6i/5.10 has gone.
+    "linux_5.10-pinned": {"instance": "m6i.metal", "kv": "linux_5.10"},
+}
 
 
 def apply_pins(steps):