diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.get_mapping/20_missing_type.yaml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.get_mapping/20_missing_type.yaml
index 9da1c7ff9e0..a0f09949789 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.get_mapping/20_missing_type.yaml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.get_mapping/20_missing_type.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 ---
 "Type missing when no types exist":
+  - skip:
+      version: " - 5.0.2"
+      reason: there was a bug prior to 5.0.2
   - do:
       catch: missing
       indices.get_mapping: