diff --git a/jstests/core/timeseries/write/timeseries_insert_respect_max_bson_size_too_big.js b/jstests/core/timeseries/write/timeseries_insert_respect_max_bson_size_too_big.js
index 75296faae3e..22b9fe2d015 100644
--- a/jstests/core/timeseries/write/timeseries_insert_respect_max_bson_size_too_big.js
+++ b/jstests/core/timeseries/write/timeseries_insert_respect_max_bson_size_too_big.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * @tags: [
  *   requires_timeseries,
  *   multiversion_incompatible,
+ *   does_not_support_stepdowns,
  * ]
  */