diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/explain_data_frame_analytics.yml b/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/explain_data_frame_analytics.yml
index f42964272568a..28280e31924ca 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/explain_data_frame_analytics.yml
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/explain_data_frame_analytics.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@
 ---
 "Test non-empty data frame given body":
 
+  - skip:
+      version: "all"
+      reason: "AwaitsFix https://github.com/elastic/ml-cpp/pull/1003"
+
   - do:
       indices.create:
         index: index-source