diff --git a/libcontainer/intelrdt/intelrdt_test.go b/libcontainer/intelrdt/intelrdt_test.go
index 485442d723d..ef7abd33f5c 100644
--- a/libcontainer/intelrdt/intelrdt_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/intelrdt/intelrdt_test.go
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ func TestFindIntelRdtMountpointDir(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	t.Parallel()
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			mbaScEnabled = false
 			mp, err := findIntelRdtMountpointDir(tc.input)
 			if tc.isNotFoundError {
 				if !IsNotFound(err) {