diff --git a/Cronet/tests/cts/AndroidTest.xml b/Cronet/tests/cts/AndroidTest.xml
index 1f6bdb3..d2422f1 100644
--- a/Cronet/tests/cts/AndroidTest.xml
+++ b/Cronet/tests/cts/AndroidTest.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 <configuration description="Config for CTS Cronet test cases">
     <option name="test-suite-tag" value="cts" />
     <option name="config-descriptor:metadata" key="component" value="networking" />
-    <option name="config-descriptor:metadata" key="parameter" value="instant_app" />
+    <!-- Instant apps cannot create sockets. See b/264248246 -->
+    <option name="config-descriptor:metadata" key="parameter" value="not_instant_app" />
     <option name="config-descriptor:metadata" key="parameter" value="multi_abi" />
     <option name="config-descriptor:metadata" key="parameter" value="secondary_user" />
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.suite.SuiteApkInstaller">