diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/BasicDistributedJobsIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/BasicDistributedJobsIT.java
index e59f724a36371..3a9430bd7fb5e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/BasicDistributedJobsIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/BasicDistributedJobsIT.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public void testFailOverBasics() throws Exception {
         awaitJobOpenedAndAssigned(job.getId(), null);
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/44566")
     public void testFailOverBasics_withDataFeeder() throws Exception {
         internalCluster().ensureAtLeastNumDataNodes(4);
         ensureStableCluster(4);