diff --git a/ci/run.sh b/ci/run.sh
index 4704ff3d5..e405c18fe 100755
--- a/ci/run.sh
+++ b/ci/run.sh
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ clone_tests_repo
 
 pushd ${tests_repo_dir}
 .ci/run.sh
-tracing/test-agent-shutdown.sh
+# temporary fix, see https://github.com/kata-containers/tests/issues/3878
+[ "$(uname -m)" != "s390x" ] && tracing/test-agent-shutdown.sh
 popd