diff --git a/jdk/test/javax/security/auth/kerberos/KerberosTixDateTest.java b/jdk/test/javax/security/auth/kerberos/KerberosTixDateTest.java
index 2e4ebdef27c..2c939af253b 100644
--- a/jdk/test/javax/security/auth/kerberos/KerberosTixDateTest.java
+++ b/jdk/test/javax/security/auth/kerberos/KerberosTixDateTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * @test
  * @bug 6659990
  * @summary test the immutability of the Date fields in KerberosTicket class.
+ * @ignore Must set up KDC and setup Kerberos configuration file
  */
 
 import java.net.InetAddress;