diff --git a/spec/support/system_helpers.rb b/spec/support/system_helpers.rb
index d2e0a4c2748..860325024d4 100644
--- a/spec/support/system_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/system_helpers.rb
@@ -199,6 +199,13 @@ module SystemHelpers
   end
 
   def skip_unless_s3_system_specs_enabled!
+    if ENV["CI"]
+      return(
+        skip(
+          "S3 system specs are temporarily disabled in this environment to address parallel spec issues",
+        )
+      )
+    end
     if !ENV["CI"] && !ENV["RUN_S3_SYSTEM_SPECS"]
       skip(
         "S3 system specs are disabled in this environment, set CI=1 or RUN_S3_SYSTEM_SPECS=1 to enable them.",