diff --git a/pkg/storage/raft_log_queue_test.go b/pkg/storage/raft_log_queue_test.go
index 5a2d19ba0c6d..0b188b1152bf 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/raft_log_queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/raft_log_queue_test.go
@@ -463,6 +463,9 @@ func TestNewTruncateDecisionMaxSize(t *testing.T) {
 // removed.
 func TestNewTruncateDecision(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
+
+	t.Skip("https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues/38584")
+
 	stopper := stop.NewStopper()
 	defer stopper.Stop(context.TODO())
 	store, _ := createTestStore(t,