diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/accesscontrol/IndicesPermissionTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/accesscontrol/IndicesPermissionTests.java
index 5ac5452fae900..91a8dc2ea08af 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/accesscontrol/IndicesPermissionTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authz/accesscontrol/IndicesPermissionTests.java
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ public void testAuthorize() {
     }
 
     public void testAuthorizeDataStreamAccessWithFailuresSelector() {
+        assumeTrue("failure store required", DataStream.isFailureStoreFeatureFlagEnabled());
+
         Metadata.Builder builder = Metadata.builder();
         String dataStreamName = randomAlphaOfLength(6);
         int numBackingIndices = randomIntBetween(1, 3);