diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/seqno/ReplicationTrackerRetentionLeaseTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/seqno/ReplicationTrackerRetentionLeaseTests.java
index 9781d893a1d53..e1bc51ab54f36 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/seqno/ReplicationTrackerRetentionLeaseTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/seqno/ReplicationTrackerRetentionLeaseTests.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 
 public class ReplicationTrackerRetentionLeaseTests extends ReplicationTrackerTestCase {
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/38239")
     public void testAddOrRenewRetentionLease() {
         final AllocationId allocationId = AllocationId.newInitializing();
         long primaryTerm = randomLongBetween(1, Long.MAX_VALUE);