diff --git a/functional/MockitoTests/playlist.xml b/functional/MockitoTests/playlist.xml
index 4a86e25322..b735582cb3 100644
--- a/functional/MockitoTests/playlist.xml
+++ b/functional/MockitoTests/playlist.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 <playlist xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../TKG/resources/playlist.xsd">
 	<test>
 		<testCaseName>MockitoMockTest</testCaseName>
+		<disables>
+			<disable>
+				<comment>Temporarily disabled on z/OS for now</comment>
+				<platform>.*zos.*</platform>
+			</disable>
+		</disables>
 		<command>
 			$(JAVA_COMMAND) $(JVM_OPTIONS) -cp $(Q)$(RESOURCES_DIR)$(P)$(TEST_RESROOT)$(D)MockitoTests.jar$(P)$(LIB_DIR)$(D)mockito-core.jar$(P)$(LIB_DIR)$(D)byte-buddy.jar$(P)$(LIB_DIR)$(D)byte-buddy-agent.jar$(P)$(LIB_DIR)$(D)objenesis.jar$(Q) test.java.MockitoMockTest ; \
 			$(TEST_STATUS)</command>