diff --git a/archive/changes_test.go b/archive/changes_test.go
index 37a3869e96..341710a33b 100644
--- a/archive/changes_test.go
+++ b/archive/changes_test.go
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ func TestChangesDirsMutated(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestApplyLayer(t *testing.T) {
-	return // Disable this for now as it is broken
+	t.Skip("Skipping TestApplyLayer due to known failures") // Disable this for now as it is broken
+	return
 
 	src, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-changes-test")
 	if err != nil {