diff --git a/sw/JunitTest_sw_complex.mk b/sw/JunitTest_sw_complex.mk
index 45c5a29859d4..274da992ba7b 100644
--- a/sw/JunitTest_sw_complex.mk
+++ b/sw/JunitTest_sw_complex.mk
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ $(eval $(call gb_JunitTest_add_sourcefiles,sw_complex,\
 
 $(eval $(call gb_JunitTest_use_unoapi_jars,sw_complex))
 
-$(eval $(call gb_JunitTest_add_classes,sw_complex,\
-    complex.indeterminateState.CheckIndeterminateState \
-))
+# disable running the test for now as it is unreliable, see discussions
+# in https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/162263
+# and https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/164231
+#$(eval $(call gb_JunitTest_add_classes,sw_complex,\
+#    complex.indeterminateState.CheckIndeterminateState \
+#))
 
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4: