diff --git a/activemq-kahadb-store/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/store/kahadb/JournalFdRecoveryTest.java b/activemq-kahadb-store/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/store/kahadb/JournalFdRecoveryTest.java
index 088bcbb1efc..e4dbdd1d26e 100644
--- a/activemq-kahadb-store/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/store/kahadb/JournalFdRecoveryTest.java
+++ b/activemq-kahadb-store/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/store/kahadb/JournalFdRecoveryTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.apache.activemq.store.kahadb.disk.journal.Journal;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
+@Ignore("FLAKY https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-9851")
 public class JournalFdRecoveryTest {
 
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(JournalFdRecoveryTest.class);