diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/fielddata/DuelFieldDataTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/fielddata/DuelFieldDataTests.java
index 26ea97dbf15..090b6b3d8dc 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/fielddata/DuelFieldDataTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/fielddata/DuelFieldDataTests.java
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ public class DuelFieldDataTests extends AbstractFieldDataTestCase {
         }
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/16634")
     public void testDuelGeoPoints() throws Exception {
         final String mapping = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder().startObject().startObject("type")
                 .startObject("properties")