diff --git a/src/lib_p2p/tezt/test_p2p_socket.ml b/src/lib_p2p/tezt/test_p2p_socket.ml
index 5c3800215175c0b0733ed46fdc516314cbdfef8f..ebbe53c134f915104bb17035b9481876af4dafda 100644
--- a/src/lib_p2p/tezt/test_p2p_socket.ml
+++ b/src/lib_p2p/tezt/test_p2p_socket.ml
@@ -157,7 +157,16 @@ module Self_identification = struct
     Test.register
       ~__FILE__
       ~title:"p2p socket self connection message"
-      ~tags:["p2p"; "socket"; "self_identification"]
+      ~tags:
+        [
+          "p2p";
+          "socket";
+          "self_identification";
+          (* FIXME: https://gitlab.com/tezos/tezos/-/issues/5868
+
+             This test is flaky and has been disabled. *)
+          "ci_disable";
+        ]
     @@ fun () ->
     let server _ch sched socket =
       let open Lwt_result_syntax in