diff --git a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
index 8cfb3a1..061e8cf 100644
--- a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
+++ b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
+import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachine;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineCallback;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineConfig;
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@
 public class MicrodroidTests {
     @Rule public Timeout globalTimeout = Timeout.seconds(300);
 
+    private static final String KERNEL_VERSION = SystemProperties.get("ro.kernel.version");
+
     private static class Inner {
         public Context mContext;
         public VirtualMachineManager mVmm;
@@ -140,6 +143,11 @@
 
     @Test
     public void connectToVmService() throws VirtualMachineException, InterruptedException {
+        assume()
+            .withMessage("SKip on 5.4 kernel. b/218303240")
+            .that(KERNEL_VERSION)
+            .isNotEqualTo("5.4");
+
         VirtualMachineConfig.Builder builder =
                 new VirtualMachineConfig.Builder(mInner.mContext,
                         "assets/vm_config_extra_apk.json");
@@ -218,6 +226,11 @@
             .that(android.os.Build.DEVICE)
             .isNotEqualTo("vsoc_x86_64");
 
+        assume()
+            .withMessage("SKip on 5.4 kernel. b/218303240")
+            .that(KERNEL_VERSION)
+            .isNotEqualTo("5.4");
+
         VirtualMachineConfig.Builder builder =
                 new VirtualMachineConfig.Builder(mInner.mContext, "assets/vm_config.json");
         VirtualMachineConfig normalConfig = builder.debugLevel(DebugLevel.NONE).build();
@@ -301,6 +314,11 @@
             .that(android.os.Build.DEVICE)
             .isNotEqualTo("vsoc_x86_64");
 
+        assume()
+            .withMessage("SKip on 5.4 kernel. b/218303240")
+            .that(KERNEL_VERSION)
+            .isNotEqualTo("5.4");
+
         byte[] vm_a_secret = launchVmAndGetSecret("test_vm_a");
         byte[] vm_b_secret = launchVmAndGetSecret("test_vm_b");
         assertThat(vm_a_secret).isNotNull();
@@ -316,6 +334,11 @@
             .that(android.os.Build.DEVICE)
             .isNotEqualTo("vsoc_x86_64");
 
+        assume()
+            .withMessage("SKip on 5.4 kernel. b/218303240")
+            .that(KERNEL_VERSION)
+            .isNotEqualTo("5.4");
+
         byte[] vm_secret_first_boot = launchVmAndGetSecret("test_vm");
         byte[] vm_secret_second_boot = launchVmAndGetSecret("test_vm");
         assertThat(vm_secret_first_boot).isNotNull();