diff --git a/autotest.sh b/autotest.sh
index e272f5e2b..ece6cf85a 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/autotest.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ if [ $SPDK_TEST_ISCSI -eq 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ $SPDK_TEST_BLOBFS -eq 1 ]; then
-	run_test ./test/blobfs/rocksdb/rocksdb.sh
+	# NOTE: disabled on v17.07.x branch due to incompatible RocksDB env changes
+	false && run_test ./test/blobfs/rocksdb/rocksdb.sh
 fi
 
 if [ $SPDK_TEST_NVMF -eq 1 ]; then