diff --git a/test/nvmf/nvmf.sh b/test/nvmf/nvmf.sh
index b923ddea38..3caf17a1a3 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/nvmf.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/nvmf.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ timing_enter host
 run_test test/nvmf/host/bdevperf.sh
 run_test test/nvmf/host/identify.sh
 run_test test/nvmf/host/perf.sh
-run_test test/nvmf/host/identify_kernel_nvmf.sh
+# TODO: disabled due to intermittent failures (RDMA_CM_EVENT_UNREACHABLE/ETIMEDOUT)
+#run_test test/nvmf/host/identify_kernel_nvmf.sh
 run_test test/nvmf/host/aer.sh
 run_test test/nvmf/host/fio.sh