diff --git a/nixos/tests/cloud-init.nix b/nixos/tests/cloud-init.nix
index 9feb8d5c1526..a86cd569e421 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/cloud-init.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/cloud-init.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ in makeTest {
   name = "cloud-init";
   meta = with pkgs.lib.maintainers; {
     maintainers = [ lewo ];
+    broken = true; # almost always times out after spending many hours
   };
   nodes.machine = { ... }:
   {