diff --git a/autotest.sh b/autotest.sh
index eda001e60..7c4bdafb1 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/autotest.sh
@@ -132,10 +132,11 @@ if [ $SPDK_TEST_NVME -eq 1 ]; then
 	fi
 	# Only test hotplug without ASAN enabled. Since if it is
 	# enabled, it catches SEGV earlier than our handler which
-	# breaks the hotplug logic
-	if [ $SPDK_RUN_ASAN -eq 0 ]; then
-		run_test suite test/nvme/hotplug.sh intel
-	fi
+	# breaks the hotplug logic.
+	# Temporary workaround for issue #542, annotated for no VM image.
+	#if [ $SPDK_RUN_ASAN -eq 0 ]; then
+	#	run_test suite test/nvme/hotplug.sh intel
+	#fi
 fi
 
 run_test suite test/env/env.sh