diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
index 7514a27b64..8ea149f956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ jobs:
           - k0s
           - k3s
           - rke2
+    # TODO: There are a couple of vmm/k8s combination failing (https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9854)
+    # and we will put the entire kata-deploy-tests on GARM on maintenance.
+    if: false
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2004-smaller
     env:
       DOCKER_REGISTRY: ${{ inputs.registry }}