diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/deps_test.go b/src/cmd/dist/deps_test.go
index 8146375fff..675ed557f5 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/deps_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/deps_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestDeps(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("broken - golang.org/issue/21522")
 	if testing.Short() && testenv.Builder() == "" {
 		t.Skip("skipping in short mode")
 	}