diff --git a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
index 6eab515718..01ee149812 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ def test_x86_64_pc(self):
         console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
         self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips_malta(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mips
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ def test_mips_malta(self):
         console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
         self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips64el_malta(self):
         """
         This test requires the ar tool to extract "data.tar.gz" from
@@ -191,6 +193,7 @@ def test_mips64el_fuloong2e(self):
         console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
         self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips_malta_cpio(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mips
@@ -232,6 +235,7 @@ def test_mips_malta_cpio(self):
         # Wait for VM to shut down gracefully
         self.vm.wait()
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     @skipUnless(os.getenv('AVOCADO_ALLOW_UNTRUSTED_CODE'), 'untrusted code')
     def test_mips64el_malta_5KEc_cpio(self):
         """
@@ -292,6 +296,7 @@ def do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(self, kernel_url, kernel_hash):
         console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
         self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_4k(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mipsel
@@ -305,6 +310,7 @@ def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_4k(self):
         kernel_hash = '477456aafd2a0f1ddc9482727f20fe9575565dd6'
         self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_url, kernel_hash)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_16k_up(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mipsel
@@ -318,6 +324,7 @@ def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_16k_up(self):
         kernel_hash = 'e882868f944c71c816e832e2303b7874d044a7bc'
         self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_url, kernel_hash)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_64k_dbg(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mipsel
diff --git a/tests/avocado/machine_mips_malta.py b/tests/avocado/machine_mips_malta.py
index 92233451c5..3620266589 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/machine_mips_malta.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/machine_mips_malta.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import gzip
 import logging
 
+from avocado import skip
 from avocado import skipIf
 from avocado import skipUnless
 from avocado.utils import archive
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ def do_test_i6400_framebuffer_logo(self, cpu_cores_count):
             cv2.imwrite(debug_png, screendump_bgr)
         self.assertGreaterEqual(tuxlogo_count, cpu_cores_count)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips_malta_i6400_framebuffer_logo_1core(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mips64el
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ def test_mips_malta_i6400_framebuffer_logo_1core(self):
         """
         self.do_test_i6400_framebuffer_logo(1)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     @skipIf(os.getenv('GITLAB_CI'), 'Running on GitLab')
     def test_mips_malta_i6400_framebuffer_logo_7cores(self):
         """
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ def test_mips_malta_i6400_framebuffer_logo_7cores(self):
         """
         self.do_test_i6400_framebuffer_logo(7)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     @skipIf(os.getenv('GITLAB_CI'), 'Running on GitLab')
     def test_mips_malta_i6400_framebuffer_logo_8cores(self):
         """
@@ -142,6 +146,7 @@ def do_test_yamon(self):
         wait_for_console_pattern(self, prompt)
         self.vm.shutdown()
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mipsel_malta_yamon(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mipsel
@@ -150,6 +155,7 @@ def test_mipsel_malta_yamon(self):
         """
         self.do_test_yamon()
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips64el_malta_yamon(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mips64el
diff --git a/tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py b/tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py
index a18610542e..f7ccfd2462 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ def test_x86_64_pc(self):
 
         self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips_malta(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mips
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ def test_mips_malta(self):
 
         self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips64el_malta(self):
         """
         This test requires the ar tool to extract "data.tar.gz" from
@@ -431,6 +433,7 @@ class ReplayKernelSlow(ReplayKernelBase):
     # making it very slow.
     timeout = 180
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips_malta_cpio(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mips
@@ -460,6 +463,7 @@ def test_mips_malta_cpio(self):
         self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5,
                     args=('-initrd', initrd_path))
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     @skipUnless(os.getenv('AVOCADO_ALLOW_UNTRUSTED_CODE'), 'untrusted code')
     def test_mips64el_malta_5KEc_cpio(self):
         """
@@ -502,6 +506,7 @@ def do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(self, kernel_path_xz):
         console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
         self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_4k(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mipsel
@@ -516,6 +521,7 @@ def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_4k(self):
         kernel_path_xz = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
         self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_path_xz)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_16k_up(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mipsel
@@ -530,6 +536,7 @@ def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_16k_up(self):
         kernel_path_xz = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
         self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_path_xz)
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_64k_dbg(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mipsel
diff --git a/tests/avocado/tuxrun_baselines.py b/tests/avocado/tuxrun_baselines.py
index e12250eabb..610b7e2bfa 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/tuxrun_baselines.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/tuxrun_baselines.py
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ def test_i386(self):
 
         self.common_tuxrun(csums=sums, drive="virtio-blk-pci")
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips32(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mips
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ def test_mips32(self):
 
         self.common_tuxrun(csums=sums, drive="driver=ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=0")
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips32el(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mipsel
@@ -387,6 +389,7 @@ def test_mips32el(self):
 
         self.common_tuxrun(csums=sums, drive="driver=ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=0")
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips64(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mips64
@@ -404,6 +407,7 @@ def test_mips64(self):
 
         self.common_tuxrun(csums=sums, drive="driver=ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=0")
 
+    @skip('https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1884')
     def test_mips64el(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mips64el
