diff --git a/tests/rocm_smi_test/functional/overdrive_read.cc b/tests/rocm_smi_test/functional/overdrive_read.cc
index 9d93daa83a..9dbd9bf2d5 100755
--- a/tests/rocm_smi_test/functional/overdrive_read.cc
+++ b/tests/rocm_smi_test/functional/overdrive_read.cc
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ void TestOverdriveRead::Close() {
 
 
 void TestOverdriveRead::Run(void) {
+  GTEST_SKIP_("Temporarily disabled due to kernel issue");
   rsmi_status_t err;
   uint32_t val_ui32;
 
diff --git a/tests/rocm_smi_test/functional/overdrive_read_write.cc b/tests/rocm_smi_test/functional/overdrive_read_write.cc
index 9182a4a43a..2b1cb36d5c 100755
--- a/tests/rocm_smi_test/functional/overdrive_read_write.cc
+++ b/tests/rocm_smi_test/functional/overdrive_read_write.cc
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ void TestOverdriveReadWrite::Close() {
 
 
 void TestOverdriveReadWrite::Run(void) {
+  GTEST_SKIP_("Temporarily disabled due to kernel issue");
   rsmi_status_t ret;
   uint32_t val;