diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/LegacyDynamicMappingIT.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/LegacyDynamicMappingIT.java
index 194dca181e525..665fc9799d996 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/LegacyDynamicMappingIT.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/LegacyDynamicMappingIT.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ protected boolean forbidPrivateIndexSettings() {
         return false;
     }
 
+    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/37817")
     public void testMappingsPropagatedToMasterNodeImmediatelyMultiType() throws IOException {
         assertAcked(prepareCreate("index").setSettings(Settings.builder().put("index.version.created", Version.V_5_6_0.id)));
         // allows for multiple types