diff --git a/lib/rucio/tests/test_rse_protocol_xrootd.py b/lib/rucio/tests/test_rse_protocol_xrootd.py
index 122e4b93c1..1612356170 100644
--- a/lib/rucio/tests/test_rse_protocol_xrootd.py
+++ b/lib/rucio/tests/test_rse_protocol_xrootd.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 from rucio.tests.rsemgr_api_test import MgrTestCases
 
 
+@pytest.mark.noparallel(reason='creates and removes a test directory with a fixed name')
 @skip_rse_tests_with_accounts
 class TestRseXROOTD(unittest.TestCase):
     tmpdir = None